In Re Disbarment of George H. Otterness

Proceeding on complaint of the state board of law examiners for the discipline of George H. Otterness, an attorney at law, hereinafter referred to as the defendant.

One charge against the defendant is that he made a contract with one Charles A. Oberg, an attorney at law of this state, for the transfer or turning over of defendant’s law practice at Willmar, Minnesota, to Oberg. The referee found that it was in effect agreed between them that defendant should transfer to Oberg all his law business, with certain specified exceptions, and should not thereafter practice law at Willmar, and that…