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· 12/30/1890

In re Estate of McManus

Citations

  • 87 Cal. 292
  • 10 L.R.A. 567
  • 25 P. 413
  • 1890 Cal. LEXIS 1135

Syllabus

<p>Exemption from Execution — Remedial Statutes — Construction.— Statutes exempting personal property from execution are remedial in character, and are to be liberally construed, as being intended to protect the debtor, and enable him to follow bis vocation, so as to earn a support for himself and family.</p> <p>Id. — Implements—Tools — Construction of Code. — The term “implements, ” as used in subdivision 4 of section 690 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which provides that “ the tools or implements of a mechanic or artisan necessary to carry on his trade ” shall be exempt from execution, has a broader signification than the term “ tools,” and includes any instru- ' meat needed and used for the purpose of carrying on his trade or business.</p> <p>Id.—Jeweler’s Safe — Insolvency.—A jeweler’s safe owned and used in the business of a jeweler and watch-repairer is exempt from execution, and should be set apart as such to him in proceedings in insolvency.</p>

How courts have described this case

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  • imposing Review Panel reprimand for attorney’s conduct in failing to supervise an employee who signed client’s name, without authorization, to loan agreement needed for obtaining medical treatment
  • Review Panel reprimand for violation of Rule 5.3 where staff member signed client’s name on medical-financing application without client’s knowledge
  • Review Panel reprimand was an appropriate sanction for attorney’s conduct in failing to supervise an employee who signed the client’s name without authorization

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Judges: Belcher

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