In re O
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Eau Claire County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: It appears from the record that prior to August 6, 1888, 0- was a member of the bar of Eau Claire county; that between July 27, 1887, and September 10, 1887, the bar association of that county investigated certain charges of improper and unprofessional conduct of said 0-, and thereupon directed three of its members, Thomas F. Frmoley, Lelon A.…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Eau Claire County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: It appears from the record that prior to August 6, 1888, 0- was a member of the bar of Eau Claire county; that between July 27, 1887, and September 10, 1887, the bar association of that county investigated certain charges of improper and unprofessional conduct of said 0-, and thereupon directed three of its members, Thomas F. Frmoley, Lelon A. Doolittle, and Louis B. Larson to present such matter to the circuit court for that county; that the said Frawley, Doolittle,…
1Opinion of the CourtCassodat, J.
This court has held, in effect, that where the charges of professional misconduct upon which the accused is disbarred are such as would, if true, subject him to criminal prosecution, the same “ should be established by clear and satisfactory evidence, and cannot rest in doubtful and uncertain inferences.” In re Orton, 54 Wis. 386. But even where such charges are not of a criminal nature, yet we apprehend that, in order to justify disbarment, they should be established by a preponderance of satisfactory evidence. Here the charges were specific. The hearing was adjourned from time to time. The…
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