In re Gridley
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Disciplinary proceeding instituted by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, P. J.:
The respondent was admitted to the bar in February, 1893. The charges contained in the petition are, in sub*622stance, that the respondent caused circular letters to be sent to a large number of supposed heirs of one Anneke Jans Bogardus, representing to them, although he knew the representations to be false, that as such heirs they had valid claims of immense value against the land held by the corporation of Trinity Church in New York city, and soliciting from them money for the alleged purpose of financing an investigation of said claims; and in particular, that in November, 1914,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bogardus v. Trinity ChurchNew York Court of Chancery · 1833
- Humbert v. The RectorNew York Court of Chancery · 1838
- The People v. . the Rector, C., of Trinity ChurchNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Van Giessen v. . BridgfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Kiersted v. PeopleNew York Supreme Court · 1855
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Gridley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1930
- In re DownesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917