State Bar Commission Ex Rel. Williams v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Original proceeding by the Bar Commission of the State of Oklahoma, on the relation of Ben F. Williams, for the disbarment of P. hi. Sullivan.
1Dissent
BURFORD, Special Judge
(dissenting). I regret that I am unable to concur in the judgment pronounced by the majority of the court. In my judgment the defendant Sullivan is not a fit or proper person to engage in the practice of law in the state of Oklahoma, but I cannot come to the conclusion that under the laws in force in this state there is authority for disbarment.
The charges against defendant, when reduced to their ultimate conclusion, charge him with being mentally and morally unfit to engage in the practice of law. This charge is based upon the publication of two certain pamphlets…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bar Ass'n v. GreenhoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- State v. BakerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
- State v. McClaughertyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
- Sanborn v. KimballSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1875
- In re the Disbarment of SmithSupreme Court of Kansas · 1906
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