Bar Ass'n of Balto. City v. Carruth

By a disciplinary petition filed on March 15, 1973, pursuant to the provisions of Maryland Code (1968 Repl. Vol.) Art. 10, § 13 and Maryland Rule BV3, the Bar Association of Baltimore City charged William Carruth, a member of the Maryland Bar since 1959, with professional misconduct, malpractice and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice. In substance, it was charged that in 1967 Carruth settled a client’s personal injury claim with an insurance company for $750 without her knowledge or approval, forged the client’s signature on the settlement check, commingled the proceeds of…