Strickland v. Willingham

Proceedings were instituted under sections 4969 et seq. of the Civil Code (1910), to disbar Strickland as an attorney at law. An entry was made by the sheriff, on the order of the judge to show cause why the attorney should not be disbarred, that he had been served by leaving a copy “at his most notorious place of abode.” On August 27, 1927, after a hearing in the absence of the attorney, the judge entered an order disbarring him. On August 21, 1933, Strickland presented to the judge his petition, asking reinstatement as an attorney, and the setting aside of the judgment as null and void for…