Holland v. Flournoy, (1940)
Court: Supreme Court of Florida
Number:
Visitors: 7
Judges: BUFORD, J.
Attorneys: W.W. Flournoy, in proper person, for Appellant;
George Couper Gibbs, Attorney General, and William Fisher, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for Appellee.
Filed: Mar. 19, 1940
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: Pursuant to Rule of this Court adopted October 13, 1938, and reported in 134 Fla. 851 , 186 So. 280 , complaint was lodged with the Circuit Court Commission of the First Judicial Circuit (hereafter called Commission) *Page 461 against William W. Flournoy for unprofessional conduct. The complainant was investigated by the Commission who found the accused to be guilty as charged and made report of their findings to the circuit court as the rule requires. The circuit court found the recommendation
Summary: Pursuant to Rule of this Court adopted October 13, 1938, and reported in 134 Fla. 851 , 186 So. 280 , complaint was lodged with the Circuit Court Commission of the First Judicial Circuit (hereafter called Commission) *Page 461 against William W. Flournoy for unprofessional conduct. The complainant was investigated by the Commission who found the accused to be guilty as charged and made report of their findings to the circuit court as the rule requires. The circuit court found the recommendation o..
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I think it might be well to state, in connection with the foregoing opinion, that in the correspondence between the attorney and his client about the case which was dismissed by this Court there appears a letter from the attorney to one of the clients saying in effect that he had been delayed in his preparation of the case on appeal by the illness of himself and two members of his family. But he did not appear before the commission or the circuit court and make any explanation of the delay. Hence, the action taken, as modified by this Court was and is, in my opinion, justified.
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