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Hurst v. Bar Rules Committee of the State of Ark.

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 20, 1941No. 4-6172PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

S. M. Casey, Special Justice.

The appellant, George A. Hurst, has appealed from a judgment of the Washington county circuit court, rendered on May 24, 1940, finding him guilty of gross, unprofessional and unethical conduct as an attorney at law, and canceling his license to practice law in the courts of this state, and barring him from engaging in the practice of law in this state. This order was effective on the 31st day of May, 1940.

The charge of which he was found guilty was the withholding of funds from a client who was entitled to them.

The present proceeding was begun by filing in the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ex Parte BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  2. Wernimont v. State ex rel. Little Rock Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
  3. Beene v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1860
  4. Maloney v. State Ex Rel. Prosecuting AttorneySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1930

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Neal v. WilsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  2. Francis J. Charlton v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
  3. Weems v. Supreme Court Committee on Professional ConductSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1975
  4. Muhammed v. Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional ConductSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
  5. Walker v. Supreme Court of Arkansas Committee on Professional ConductSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982

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