State ex rel. Mackintosh v. Rossman

Citations

• 53 Wash. 1
• 101 P. 357
• 1909 Wash. LEXIS 1260

Syllabus

<p>Attorney and Client — Disbarment—Grounds—Barratry—Perjury. The commission, of the crimes of barratry or perjury is ground for the disbarment of an attorney.</p> <p>Constitutional Law — Civil Rights — Attorneys—Disbarment— Barratry. Laws 1903, p. 68, making the personal solicitation of employment by an attorney barratry and ground for disbarment, is a reasonable restriction upon the right to practice law, which is a privilege and not a natural right; and is not, therefore, in derogation of the 14th amendment guaranteeing the liberty of the citizen to engage in lawful occupations.</p> <p>Attorney and Client — Disbarment—Jury—Right to Trial. A proceeding to disbar an attorney at law, under Bal. Code, §§ 4776, 4777, is in the nature of a civil action, in which a trial by jury is not required.</p>