In re Marron

Citations

• 22 N.M. 252

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. An attorney at law, having in his possession a copy or duplicate of an original contract, the contents of which are material to the determination of the issues in a case, who conceals the same, and replies, when called upon by opposing counsel to produce it, that the contract was not in his possession or custody or under his control, when, as a matter of fact, the said contract is at that time where it had been concealed by him,, is guilty of unprofessional conduct and subject to a reprimand therefor.</p> <p>P. 253</p> <p>2. An attorney at law who offers in evidence on behalf of his client an alleged release as constituting valid and admissible evidence of payment and discharge of the cause of action against his client, and who moves to instruct the jury that said release constitutes a valid and sufficient defense on behalf of his client, when in truth and in fact the said release was not a valid and lawful release, discharge, or satisfaction of the claim, all of which was then' well known to the attorney, is guilty of unprofessional conduct in the practice of intentional deceit of the trial court before whom the cause was then pending, and by reason of said conduct is subject to suspension from practice in the courts.</p> <p>P. 254</p> <p>3. Attorneys at law, accepting employment from one client and in the course of such relations gaining information adverse to the interests of such client, which, after the termination of such employment, is used to secure the employment of such attorneys by the person in such adverse relations to the former client, are guilty of unprofessional conduct, deserving of suspension from practice before the bar in the courts of this state.</p> <p>P. 263</p> <p>4. That attorneys agreed with their client that'they should receive one-half of a recovery for libel, and compromised the action for $1,750, of which they paid the client only $450,. is not shown to be unprofessional conduct where the attorneys h