KENTUCKY BAR ASS'N v. MARSHALL


613 S.W.2d 129 (1981)

KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. James T. MARSHALL, Jr., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

March 10, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie G. Whitmer, Director, Michael M. Hooper, Asst. Director, Kentucky Bar Ass'n, Frankfort, for complainant.

Frank E. Haddad, Jr., Louisville, for respondent.


OPINION OF THE COURT

In early December 1974 respondent was employed by Nannie Mitchell to represent her to dissolve her marriage. Respondent then filed a divorce petition.

On February 6, 1975, respondent was instructed by his client to stop the proceedings. She later changed her mind and ordered him to proceed. What transpired after that is the subject of conflicting accounts. Mrs. Mitchell stated that she never told respondent to stop the divorce, but called...

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