Williford v. State ex rel. Boykin

Bussell, Chief Justice.

On April 17, 1935, John A. Boykin, solicitor-general of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, instituted disbarment proceedings for and on behalf of the State of Georgia against Ben C. Williford, an attorney at law, charging that Williford had been found guilty of a felony involving moral turpitude. Petitioner prayed that Williford be restrained from practicing law in the courts of this State. Williford demurred generally to the petition, filed a plea to the jurisdiction, a plea of res judicata, and a plea and answer denying the material allegations of the petition. The…