In re Smith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Application on the report of official referee upon charges against the respondent, an attorney and counselor at law, for professional misconduct.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, P. J.:
The respondent was admitted to the bar in May, 1880. The gravamen of the charge contained in the petition is that the respondent, without authority, indorsed his client’s name to a check received by him on behalf of said client, cashed the same and converted one-half of the proceeds to his own use.
The undisputed evidence established that some time prior to 1912 one Mary A. Pugh died intestate a resident of Kings county, leaving a small estate which was administered by the public administrator of that county. The residue of the estate, after the payment of debts and…
2Cited by1 opinion
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