In the Matter of Eldridge
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the first judicial department, suspending the above-named Titus B. Eldridge from his office as attorney and counselor, and forbidding him from practicing law for three years, on account of alleged professional misconduct. The facts appear sufficiently in the opinion. The affidavits and papers upon which the proceedings were instituted are not evidence upon the issues.
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Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the first judicial department, suspending the above-named Titus B. Eldridge from his office as attorney and counselor, and forbidding him from practicing law for three years, on account of alleged professional misconduct. The facts appear sufficiently in the opinion. The affidavits and papers upon which the proceedings were instituted are not evidence upon the issues. Upon the trial of the issues the common-law rules of evidence must be observed. (People v. Cooper, Ct. App. MS.; 1 Roscoe’s Cr. Ev. 773; Benedict’s Civil and Crim.…
1Opinion of the CourtFinch, J.
The questions raised on this appeal involve the professional character of a member of the bar, and the propriety of the decision of the General Term which has suspended him from the office, and the duties of an attorney for three years. While the discipline may seem light, it is yet severe, for it is the public and grave conclusion of the court, deliberately spread upon the record, that the appellant has been guilty of conduct unbecoming his profession, and deserving judicial censure. The struggle to reverse this determination, and defend the reputation assailed, awakens our sympathy, and…
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