State Ex Rel. Florida Bar v. Bass

106 So.2d 77 (1958)

The STATE of Florida ex rel. The FLORIDA BAR, Petitioner,

v.

Lloyd BASS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 29, 1958.

W.H. Adams, III, Jacksonville, for The Florida Bar, petitioner.

Neal D. Evans, Jr., Jacksonville, for respondent.

In disciplinary proceedings instituted against the respondent Bass, petitioner here, charging him with (1) negligence in failing properly to prosecute a client's claim, and (2) misrepresentation to and deceit of the client with respect to the status of such claim, the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar found that respondent was guilty of…