ASHBY v. STATE

No. 14999.

283 S.W.2d 270 (1955)

Bert ASHBY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

October 7, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hughes & Hughes, Harvey C. Ford, and Charles W. Tessmer, Dallas, for appellant.

Shields & Whittington, Dallas, and Earl P. Hall, Austin, for appellee.

Charles W. Tessmer, Dallas, et al., amici curiae.


DIXON, Chief Justice.

This is a civil suit in the nature of a disbarment proceeding brought under the authority of Article XII of the Rules governing The State Bar of Texas, published immediately following Art. 320a-1, V.A.C.S.

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