Whitsitt v. Bar Rules Committee

This is an appeal by Horace W. Whitsitt from a Circuit Court judgment permanently disbarring him as an attorney.

After investigation and hearing — at which Mr. Whitsitt appeared — the Bar Rules Committee,1 filed complaint against Mr. Whitsitt, charging him with four specific acts of professional misconduct, being designated as (1) the Jackson case in 1951; (2) the Scott case in 1951; (3) the Wilson case in 1950, and (4) the Horn case in 1948. Circuit Judge Guy Amsler tried the case on exchange of circuits. The hearing began on November 7, 1952, and continued for two days. Then Mr. Whitsitt is…