In re Baum
Montana Supreme Court
Original proceeding. Application for disbarment. Statement of facts, prepared by the judge delivering the opinion. Application is made to revoke the license granted to Peter M. Baum at the July term, 1890, of this court.
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Original proceeding. Application for disbarment. Statement of facts, prepared by the judge delivering the opinion. Application is made to revoke the license granted to Peter M. Baum at the July term, 1890, of this court. On July 18, 1890, Mr. Baum filed his petition for admission to practice in the courts of this State, and in that petition, among other matters required by the rules of this court, stated that he was, until the 1st of April, 1890, a regularly licensed and practicing attorney and counselor at law of the State of New York, and was such for twenty-two years next preceding that…
1Opinion of the CourtDe Witt, J.
This case is not an appeal. It is one which this court meets originally. It must be determined upon the pleadings and the evidence. The evidence is the record of the New York proceeding and Justice Barnard’s letter, which counsel agree to treat as competent evidence. We are of opinion that the second specification demands but little attention. Fraud in obtaining Justice Hardin’s certificate is directly charged. It is as directly denied. And the answer further states that Justice Hardin was fully acquainted with defendant’s whole professional career in Neiv York, and therefore necessarily with…
2Cited by1 opinion
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