State v. Breslin

Citations

• 169 P. 897
• 67 Okla. 125
• 1917 OK 597
• 1917 Okla. LEXIS 359

Syllabus

<p>(Syllabus.)</p> <p>Attorney and Client — Disbarment — Collections — Misappropriation.</p> <p>A 'firm of attorneys in Kansas foil-warded a claim against H. to P. J. B. for collection, who acknowledged receipt and agreed to undertake to collect the same. While P. JB. was out of the city, his .law partner, J. E. B., collected the amount of the claim and placed it in a bank to his own credit ■and thereafter checked upon the same for his personal use. P. J. B. had no knowledge that the collection haid been made until about 10 months thereafter, awi aoout 14 months thereafter forwiarded the amount thereof in settlement of the claim. Held, that P. J. B. is not subject to disbarment or suspension from practice for the wrongful act of his partner in retaining the money belonging to his clients, since he had no connection with the wrongful retention. Held further, that the report of the referee that the license to practice of J. E. B. be suspended for six months should be sustained.</p>