· 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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