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MATTER OF RAINES

38 A.D.2d 459 (1972)

In the Matter of William C. Raines, 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.

April 18, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Bonomi of counsel (Patrick J. Moynihan with him on the brief), for petitioner.

Horace I. Gordon for respondent.

McGIVERN, J. P., NUNEZ, McNALLY, STEUER and TILZER, JJ., concur.

Per Curiam.

Respondent was admitted to the Bar in the First Department in 1946. He is charged with the conversion of funds entrusted to him as escrowee. The Referee has found that the charge has been sustained.

We agree with the learned Referee that there was a conversion in that during the life of the escrow agreement respondent drew against his special account in which the escrow funds were deposited to the extent that the balance in that account...

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