Nisbet v. Faunce

GODFREY, Justice.

On May 27, 1980, Nisbet, an attorney, filed in Superior Court a complaint against his client, Bernard Faunce, and the Board of Overseers of the Bar. The first count of that complaint contained the following allegations: A dispute had arisen between Faunce and Nisbet concerning the amount of a legal fee. Faunce had submitted to the Fee Arbitration Commission of the Board of Overseers a petition to submit the dispute to arbitration. Before Nisbet had filed an answer to the petition, Faunce had “moved to withdraw it.” After Nisbet had answered the petition, the Commission…