Ex parte Peters
Supreme Court of Alabama
Original petition in the Supreme Court. M. Peters having been disbarred by a judgment of the circuit court, which judgment was affirmed on appeal to the Supreme Court, now files original petition in the Supreme Court for reinstatement.
1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.
By an original petition addressed to this court the petitioner, Mathew Peters, shows that he was disbarred from the practice of law by a judgment of the circuit court of Tallapoosa county, which judgment was affirmed on appeal by this court on June 30, 1915. The prayer of the petition is that the petitioner be reinstated as a member of the bar, and restored to the privileges which he enjoyed as a licensed practitioner prior to the judgment of disbarment.'
(1,2) Under the statutes of this state (Code, §§ 2991-3008) jurisdiction of proceedings for the disbarment of licensed attorneys is vested…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ex parte State Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
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