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MATTER OF COLWIN

12 A.D.2d 83 (1960)

In the Matter of Arthur B. Colwin (Admitted as Arthur Barnett Cohn), an Attorney, Respondent. Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Petitioner

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

December 15, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Nightingale of counsel (Raymond P. Whearty with him on the brief), for petitioner.

George Trosk for respondent.

BOTEIN, P. J., BREITEL, STEVENS, EAGER and NOONAN, JJ., concur.

Per Curiam.

Respondent was admitted to practice in 1924 in the First Judicial Department. He is charged with professional misconduct in that he commingled and temporarily converted to his own use moneys belonging to a client. The Referee found and the respondent admitted that he had converted the proceeds of a tax refund check in the sum of $2,191.94 rightfully belonging to a corporation in which his client owned 50% of the stock.

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