Alexander's Case
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
Dr. William T. McGuire lodged a complaint with the Board of Governance, charging appellant with “misfeasance, nonfeasance and malpractice in the office of an attorney of the Supreme Court.” The facts which support this charge show that appellant solicited an investment of $10,000 from Dr. William T. McGuire in a first mortgage on an estate over which he had control as attorney, with full knowledge that there was a prior lien and a claim for taxes, which later became a lien, against the property. These liens were never paid off and appellant continued to deceive petitioner as to the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ex Parte WallSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- In re DaviesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1880
- In re GottesfeldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- In re GraffiusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Rosenbaum's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
3Cited by3 opinions
- Montgomery County Bar Ass'n v. RinalducciSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- In Re David J. McCoyConnecticut Superior Court · 1936
- In re Anonymous No. 38 D.B. 75 & 67 D.B. 75Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977