Dismissal of Serfass
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
No. 328 January Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; Court below, No. January Term 1887. Mr. Joshua R. Serfass, a resident of Easton, graduated at Lafayette College, studied law and was admitted to the bar of Northampton county in 1881. His principal business after his admission was conveyancing, making searches against real estate, placing money on loans and making collections.
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No. 328 January Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; Court below, No. January Term 1887. Mr. Joshua R. Serfass, a resident of Easton, graduated at Lafayette College, studied law and was admitted to the bar of Northampton county in 1881. His principal business after his admission was conveyancing, making searches against real estate, placing money on loans and making collections. At January Term 1887, in the court below the following petition and motion were filed : And now, January 3, A. d., 1887, the Bar Association of Northampton county, by Prank W. Edgar, P. C. Evans and R. C. Stewart, its representatives…
1Per curiam
We have given this case a careful consideration. The right of an attorney and the duty of the court must both be regarded. The public can be properly protected through the action of the court only. We adopt the language used in Davies’ Case, 93 Penn. St. 121, as a correct statement of the obligation of a court: “ By admitting an attorney to its bar the court presents him to the public as worthy of its confidence in all his professional duties and relations. If, afterwards, it come to the knowledge of the court that he has become unworthy, it is its duty to withdraw that indorsement and…
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