Legal Opinion · Dissent

Matter of Goldman

Montana Supreme Court

Decided December 8, 1978No. 13542Published

1DissentJustice Harrison

While I recognize the difficulty of the task force before this Court and while I fully acknowledge the integrity of my brothers in meeting the challenge here presented, I respectfully dissent.

“There is no profession, in which moral character is so soon fixed, as in that of the law; there is none in which it is subjected to severer scrutiny by the public. It is well, that it is so. The things we hold dearest on earth, — our fortunes, reputations, domestic peace, the future of those dearest to us, nay, our liberty and life itself, we *559confide to the integrity of our legal counsellors and…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. People Ex Rel. Karlin v. CulkinNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
  3. Matter of RoussNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
  4. Ex Parte SecombeSupreme Court of the United States · 1857
  5. Ex Parte ThompsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933

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