State Board of Law Examiners v. Hart
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Verified accusation of the secretary of the state hoard of law examiners charging Francis B. Hart, who for more than thirty years had been an attorney at law of the state of Minnesota, with the wilful violation of his official oath as such attorney at law and of the duties imposed upon him by the state statutes to (1) observe and carry out the terms of his oath, and (2) maintain the respect due to courts of justice and judicial officers.
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Verified accusation of the secretary of the state hoard of law examiners charging Francis B. Hart, who for more than thirty years had been an attorney at law of the state of Minnesota, with the wilful violation of his official oath as such attorney at law and of the duties imposed upon him by the state statutes to (1) observe and carry out the terms of his oath, and (2) maintain the respect due to courts of justice and judicial officers. It was charged that such violation was committed by composing and publishing a letter over his own name addressed to the chief justice of this court by name…
1Opinion of the Court
BROOKS,
Special Chief Justice.2
This is an original proceeding in this court to remove the accused, Francis B. Hart, from his office as an attorney at law, instituted upon the verified accusation of the secretary of the state board of law examiners. Such accusation being filed and an order made thereon requiring the accused to appear and answer, the justices of this court deemed themselves disqualified to hear and determine the case, whereupon the governor, at their request and pursuant to section 3 of article 6 of the constitution, assigned five judges of the district court to sit *109therein in…
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