Matter of Gale
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the first judicial department, disbarring the appellant for alleged professional misconduct.
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Appeal from an order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the first judicial department, disbarring the appellant for alleged professional misconduct. It appeared that the appellant Avas employed by Alonzo Megarge to procure a divorce, and it was alleged by Mrs. Megarge that she was induced by representations on the part of Gale, to go to a hotel Avith him, where he engaged a room, entering in the registry the name “James H. BaldAvin and wife,” and by means of deception and coercion kept her in the room with him all night; he had employed agents to watch, and upon their testimony…
1Per curiam
Upon the application to the Supreme Court, a reference was ordered to report the facts. A report was made, accompanied by an elaborate opinion of the referee, adverse to the defendant. A very full hearing was had at General Term, and a carefully prepared opinion delivered there, resulting in an order to disbar the defendant.
We have examined the evidence, and given the case a careful consideration. We do not think it needful to review the facts but only to state our conclusions.
We think that the referee and General Term were justified from the evidence, in finding that the defendant was at the…
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