Legal Opinion

In re Van Ruschen

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided January 20, 1917No. File No. 3917PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Proceedings for the 'disbarment oif Hi. Van Ruschen, at-torne)'- at law. (1) To' point one of the opinion, the State cited: Sec. 704, Political 'Code; In re Kirby, 10 S. D. 322; 2 R. C. D. 1089; In re Egan, 154 N. W. 521; 'Secs. 686, 688, 692 and 697, Political Code; In re Egan, 157 N. W. 210; In re Egan, 22 S. D. 335; 2 R. G. E. 1095. Defendant submitted, 'regarding the Hofer charge, that: It is clearly evident that they persistently refused to accept Mrs. Hofer’s share of…

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Proceedings for the 'disbarment oif Hi. Van Ruschen, at-torne)'- at law. (1) To' point one of the opinion, the State cited: Sec. 704, Political 'Code; In re Kirby, 10 S. D. 322; 2 R. C. D. 1089; In re Egan, 154 N. W. 521; 'Secs. 686, 688, 692 and 697, Political Code; In re Egan, 157 N. W. 210; In re Egan, 22 S. D. 335; 2 R. G. E. 1095. Defendant submitted, 'regarding the Hofer charge, that: It is clearly evident that they persistently refused to accept Mrs. Hofer’s share of the proceeds of the partition sale because they believed they were entitled -to the entire quarter and would prejudice…

1Opinion of the CourtMeOOY, J.

In this proceeding in disbarment the accused attorney, among other things, was charged with having fraudulently-and criminally, by false representations, induced one Tetta Lammers, a mortgagee, toi whom accused, as mortgagor, owed money secured by a real estate mortgage upon 39 town lots, to execute a certain release upon the whole of said 39 lots, when in truth and in fact she intended to execute and thought she was executing a release upon only three of said lots. It also appears that in the circuit court of Turner county accused was informed against by the state’s attorney for having…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re EganSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
  2. State v. Van RuschenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1916

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In Re the Discipline of WalkerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1977
  2. In Re WeisenseeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
  3. In re WilmarthSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1919
  4. Matter of Discipline of SimpsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Matter of Discipline of SimpsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991

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