In re Brooklyn Bar Ass'n in Respect of Cogliano

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

In re Brooklyn Bar Ass'n in Respect of Cogliano

261 A.D. 959, 25 N.Y.S.2d 851, 1941 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8336

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided March 3, 1941·Published

Opinion

Respondent was admitted to the bar in 1913. (1) In 1939 he received a sum of money to be held by him

until the happening of a certain event. The event has taken place and respondent has failed to account for a considerable part of the money. (2) In 1932 he received a sum of money to be used in settlement of a claim against a client. The claim was not settled and respondent failed to account for the money until several years later, after complaint had been made against him. Respondent is suspended from the practice of the law for a period of one year. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Adel, Taylor and Close, JJ.

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Respondent was admitted to the bar in 1913. (1) In 1939 he received a sum of money to be held by him

until the happening of a certain event. The event has taken place and respondent has failed to account for a considerable part of the money. (2) In 1932 he received a sum of money to be used in settlement of a claim against a client. The claim was not settled and respondent failed to account for the money until several years later, after complaint had been made against him. Respondent is suspended from the practice of the law for a period of one year. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Adel, Taylor and Close, JJ.

In re Brooklyn Bar Ass'n in Respect of Cogliano, 261 A.D. 959, 25 N.Y.S.2d 851, 1941 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 8336 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1941).

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