Legal Opinion
Acton v. Board of Commissioners
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 6, 1968No. 6 Div. 137PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*123Petition for Review and Stay
2Per curiam
Petitioner seeks reversal in proceedings wherein the Board of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar found petitioner guilty of violating two rules governing the conduct of attorneys and ordered that he be suspended from the practice of law for one year.
The Board found petitioner guilty of violating Rules 27 and 33 of Section A of the RULES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS IN ALABAMA.
The rules recite:
“No person heretofore or hereafter admitted to practice law in Alabama, shall
“27. Misappropriate the funds of his client, either by failing to pay over money…
3Cases cited13 opinions
- Carnegie v. CarnegieSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
- Loveman v. LaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. CharlesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1901
- Ex Parte GraceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
- Givens v. TidmoreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1845
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4Cited by18 opinions
- Perdue v. GatesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Board of Com'rs of Alabama State Bar v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- Ex Parte ActonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
- R. C. (Buck) Marcum, the Father of Marcus Marcum, a Deceased Minor v. United States of America, U. S. Corps of EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Teng v. Diplomat National BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
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