State v. Hays
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Calhoun County. Disbarment proceedings by the State against G. W. Hays. From a judgment against defendant, he brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
RobiNSON, Judge:
The-judgment complained of is as follows: “It is considered and ordered that the name of the defendant be stricken from the roll of attorneys, practicing in this court in Calhoun county, and that he be prohibited from practicing as an attorney in the Circuit Court of Calhoun County for the term *46of five years. ” This resulted by summary proceedings against defendant, in the-court aforesaid, based upon an affidavit of one C. N. Nicholson.
Defendant, by rule, was cited to appear at a specified day “to show cause if any be can why he should not be attached and fined for his…
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