In Re Smith

This is a disbarment proceeding growing ont of charges of unprofessional conduct filed by the Oregon State Bar against the petitioner, Guy O. Smith, an attorney of this court with offices in Salem, Marion County, Oregon. The charges are based upon the alleged conversion by Smith of a client’s money.

The evidence discloses the following facts: In the month of December, 1936, Smith was employed by John B. Hudson, an Indian living at Grande Ronde, Oregon, to enforce collection of a promissory note for $290, executed in Hudson’s favor by T. W. Bemish and R. B. Murray. Smith brought action on the…