In re Thatcher

Citations

• 83 Ohio St. (N.S.) 246

Syllabus

<p>Application for reinstatement of disbarred attorney — Promotion of right administration of justice — Sole question — -Respondent found guilty of unprofessional conduct — Involving moral turpitude.</p> <p>1. On an application for reinstatement by one who has been removed from the bar, the sole question to be determined is whether the granting of his application would probably be pro-motive of the right administration of justice.</p> <p>2. Whether the hearing be in an original proceeding to remove from the bar, or upon an application for reinstatement, it involves no consideration respecting the punishment of the re- • spondent since his exclusion merely annuls an extraordinary privilege originally conferred in reliance upon his possession of good character, and leaves him in the full enjoyment of all the rights of citizenship.</p> <p>3. This court has found the respondent guilty of a specification which in substance was that, for the purpose of procuring for himself a large sum of money, disproportionate to legitimate fees for services as an attorney, he caused suit to be brought on notes which had been paid and which he knew had been paid; and procured a reputable attorney who did not know that said notes had been satisfied to bring the action thereon and verify the petition, and such finding by the court establishes the charge that he was guilty of unprofessional conduct involving moral turpitude.</p>