State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Association v. Bruce

JACKSON, Justice.

The record in this disciplinary proceeding discloses that on November 8, 1966, respondent, Franklin K. Bruce, was employed as an attorney by David Crittenden, Jr., to collect $56.00 from one James L. Smith. Respondent, Bruce, was advanced $20.00 and made a deposit of $10.00 for court costs when suit was filed against Smith. Smith settled the action without trial and delivered to Bruce a total of $76.00. According to Smith’s testimony he made payments to Bruce by check on the following dates in the following amounts: January 4, 1967, $25.00; January 18, 1967, $20.00; and on…