Propp v. State Bar

THE COURT.

This is a proceeding to review the recommendation of the Board of Governors of The State Bar that the petitioner be suspended for a period of six months.

The petitioner was charged with the violation of his oath and duty as an attorney at law within the meaning of section 6103, State Bar Act, and with the commission of acts involving moral turpitude within the meaning of section 6106.

The record shows that in September, 1938, the complaining witness, Mrs. Banks, was served with summons and complaint in a suit on a promissory note brought against her by the Universal Discount Company.…