Legal Opinion

In re Removal of Cary

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided June 4, 1920No. 21,762PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Vernon C. Pidgeon, secretary of the state board of l'aw examiners, petitioned the supreme court for the disbarment of Francis C. Cary, because of his unprofessional conduct as an attorney at law. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Pee Curiam.

The secretary of the state board of law examiners presented a petition to this court accusing Francis C. Cary, an attorney at law duly admitted to practice in this state, of unprofessional conduct in this: (1) That during the 1919 general session of the legislature he appeared before the Committee on Finance of the Senate advocating favorable action upon four bills, then under consideration by the committee, appropriating money to certain persons, and falsely and deceitfully represented *81to tbe members of said committee that neither he nor any one connected with his law firm had any…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. PeckSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
  2. Sanborn v. KimballSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1875
  3. People ex rel. Chicago Bar Ass'n v. MeyerovitzIllinois Supreme Court · 1917
  4. In re RadfordMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
  5. In re the Disbarment of WilsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1909

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Matter of Discipline of SchmidtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
  2. Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Ass'n v. DrewrySupreme Court of Virginia · 1934
  3. In Re Disbarment of Essie W. WilliamsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
  4. Goldstone v. the State BarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1931
  5. State ex rel. Sorensen v. ScovilleNebraska Supreme Court · 1932

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