Merrick v. American Security & Trust Co.

EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

Plaintiffs are the members of a Committee on Suppression of Unauthorized Practice of Law of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Defendant is an incorporated trust company. Plaintiffs sought an injunction to restrain defendant from practicing law and from holding itself out as authorized or able to furnish legal services or legal advice. In the District Court Justice Bailey, after a hearing on the merits, found that defendant is not engaged in the practice of law. 22 F.Supp. 177. Plaintiffs appeal from his decree dismissing their bill.

Although no…