Bihlmire v. Hahn

Denial of a Fair Hearing.

Mr. Hahn claims that Mr. Bihlmire corrupted these proceedings by a series of improper communications to the trial judge. The record shows that Mr. Bihlmire sent eight letters and one telegram to Judge Zastrow. In these communications he characterized Mr. Hahn as a professional litigant and accused him of submitting a fraudulent bid. He also accused Mr. Hahn of neglecting his children and of having swindled naive elderly ladies of over $100,000. He asserted that Mr. Hahn had a twenty-year reputation of nonpayment and a history of corrupting attorneys and judges.

These…