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· 11/4/1910

Powhatan Coal & Coke Co. v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

Citations

  • 218 U.S. 690
  • 54 L. Ed. 1211
  • 31 S. Ct. 224
  • 1910 U.S. LEXIS 2118

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  • observing that ‘‘[n]o court which has considered the laches question, as far as we can determine, has dismissed a disciplinary proceeding against an attorney on the ground of laches”
  • “Detaining money collected in a professional or fiduciary capacity without bona fide claim coupled with acts of dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation justify annulment of an attorney’s license to practice law.”
  • “Detaining money collected in a professional or fiduciary capacity without bona fide claim coupled with acts of dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation justify annulment of an attorney’s license to practice law.”
  • “Detaining money collected in a professional or fiduciary capacity without bona fide claim coupled with acts of dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation justify annulment of an attorney’s license to practice law.”
  • lawyer repeatedly placed settlement funds into personal account and immediately withdrew funds for own use

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