Florida Bar v. Jennings

I concur as to respondent’s guilt and dissent as to the appropriateness of the discipline.

In summary form, these are the findings of fact by the referee. Respondent borrowed $30,000 from each of two sets of in-laws, and prepared, filed and had recorded a .mortgage and note for each in-law purportedly encumbering the same parcel of property for security. Neither in-law knew about the respondent’s deal with the other and neither knew about the mortgage to the other. Each in-law took out a second mortgage on his home in order to get the funds with which to make the temporary loan to respondent.…