State ex rel. Tate v. Powell
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. John O. Pugh. Proceedings by tbe state of Alabama on the relation of J. R. Tate as Solicitor for the 10th Judicial Circuit for the disbarment of C. B. Powell, attorney at law.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. John O. Pugh. Proceedings by tbe state of Alabama on the relation of J. R. Tate as Solicitor for the 10th Judicial Circuit for the disbarment of C. B. Powell, attorney at law. From an order quashing the proceedings, relator appeals, and the case was submitted on motion to strike bill of exceptions and on the merits. .The right to practice law is not an inherent right nor absolute, but is a mere privilege. — In re Dorsey, 7 Port. 293; 4 Cyc. 898; 107 U. S. 65. At least, it is under legislative control. — Goldthwaite v. McGowan, 50 Ala.…
1Opinion of the CourtDowdell, C. J.
— This cause was submitted upon the motion of the appellee to strike the bill of exceptions appearing in the record, and also upon the merits.
We gather from the affidavits submitted in support of and against the motion to strike the following facts: That there was an original bill of exceptions presented, signed, and filed in the cause, and that the bill of exceptions appearing in the record is not that original, or rather a transcript of that original, bill of exceptions.
The cause was tried on December 11, 1911. The presiding judge deposes that a bill of exceptions in said ■cause was…
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