Davis v. State Bar

20 Cal.2d 332 (1942)

HAROLD L. DAVIS, Petitioner,

v.

THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent.

L. A. No. 17656.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 1, 1942.

Morris Lavine for Petitioner.

Claude Minard, Guy Richards Crump, Louis W. Myers, B. E. Ahlport and Paul Vallee for Respondent.

THE COURT.

This proceeding was brought to review the recommendations of the Board of Governors of The State Bar that the petitioner be disbarred from the practice of law.

The petitioner's difficulties arose out of his dealings with Mrs. Marie Monast, who was arrested and placed in jail on a charge of possessing…