Legal Opinion
Kentucky State Bar Association v. Lewis
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided July 14, 1955PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
These are disciplinary actions brought by the Kentucky State Board of Bar Commissioners against the Respondents, Jesse K. Lewis and Burnis Martin. The cases were tried separately by the Trial Committee of the Bar Board, but they were briefed together and argued together, and we will dispose of them in one opinion. The Bar Board recommended a six months suspension in each case.
These cases grew out of some litigation in Floyd County. The respondent, Martin, was an active member of the Good Government Taxpayers’ League, Inc. In the autumn of 1952 the Taxpayers’ League employed the respondent,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Norris v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Smith v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Snyder's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- In re WoolleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1875
- Thatcher v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1914
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Ryals v. PigottMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. BlumKentucky Supreme Court · 2013
- Pierce v. TharpTennessee Supreme Court · 1970
- In Re MeekerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. HeleringerKentucky Supreme Court · 1980
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