In re Hovey

Citations

• 7 Cal. Unrep. 203
• 81 P. 1019
• 1905 Cal. App. LEXIS 295

Syllabus

<p>Attorneys—Admission to Bar.—The Finding of a B,eferee appointed to ascertain and report as to moral character of applicant for admission to the bar that the applicant was of good moral character prior to his arrival in the state, and that he was then guiltless of crime or improper conduct as an attorney, is conclusive.</p> <p>Attorneys—Admission—Pendency of Disbarment Proceedings.— The failure of an attorney, in making application for admission to the bar, to disclose to the court, and the attorney through whom his application is made, the pendency of disbarment proceedings against him in the state of his former domicile, does not materially affect his moral character or his admissibility to the bar.</p> <p>Attorneys—Admission.—The Mere Fact of Pendency of Disbarment proceedings in the state of the former domicile of an applicant for admission to the bar does not disqualify him.</p>