The Detroit times., 1910-07-21
CIRCUIT JUDGES
D|sBAR RAOFORO
Counsel for the Attorney Says the
Case Will Be Taken To the
Supreme Court.

Attorney George w. Radford,
against whom charges OF dishonesty
and conduct unbecoming lawyer,
were made several months ago. has
been forever disbarred from the prac-
lice or law.
L. A. 4. Weadock, attorney for Rad
ford, stated to The Times. that he
would at once apply TO the supreme
court for a writ OF certiorari.
Il do not care TO discuss the de-
cision in the newspapers, but l am
confident that II will be reversed he
said.
This decision was reached Wednes-
day morning by Judges Mandell, Muir
fin and Rohnert, who recently heard
the evidence pre- sented by the friend :
of the court, Attorneys Fitzpatrick and
Kent Radford is severely criticised
for his conduct. especially In his
handling OF trust funds.
The opinion, in part. follows;
For years George w. Radford mas
been a very prominent and success
full lawyer in Detroit. In January
1900, he was appointed and Quaiine
as executor OF the estate OF John f.
Oxnard, IN estate involving several
thousand dollars. In March, 1908, NJ
report of his doing ever having been
filed, he was ordered To fle n report
and inventory. After considerable de-
lay. this was done in September lhis
report, his subsequent examination
concerning IL and his alleged explana'
lions constitute the basis tor the con
clusion we have reached. As a skill
full lawyer he knew the duty or an ex'
ecutor relative to filing inventories
and reports No satisfactory expiana'
ton has vet been offered as TO why
covering a period OF eight years, TINS
was never done by one who knew
was his duty SO 10 do.
Repeatedly since the first report
was called FOR he has disobeyed tne
orders of the probate court mace III
connection with this estate. when
the court ordered q bond filed LOT the
protection of the estate, he decnhen
10 comply with this order. and whe'i
the court found there was due rom
the estate the sum OF $2l,6ll'54, ne
neglected to comply with the order Vi
the court relative TO paying TINS SUN
into proper hands, and he sun Nc
elects SO TO do.
THE methods he employed In nam
ling this estate leads to the irreslst'
ible conclusion that his entire conuue.
was disgracefully dishonest After
he had been executor OF the estate lot
two wears he put the estate pank nc
count into his own name, ana from
that day tn the present drew checKs
a oainst this account for any purpose
he saw AT. either for his personal uses
mr. for the benefit OF the estate, with no
record kept anywhere as 10 wnoh .
check was for his personal use or
when Il was for the estates. ne KEPT
no books OF this estate In which auy
thing could be discover -. ana SUN
property as he now claims Tor the
benefit of the estate he TOOK aoso-
lutely In his own name
After a detailed description OF MT.
Radford's handling OF the Oxnard anu
Cheesebrough estates. the OPINION
SAYS:
His claims are most unreasonable
and improper. and his claims, as wen
as his accounts. have changed from
time 10 time in material matters as oc-
CASTOR made such changes appear
necessary. His method OF handling
the estate Is explainable only upon
one OF two theories. either he had
framed up q design in his own MIND
to appropriate practically the entire
estate TO his own use, or he expected
to do what he is now apparently try
ing 10 do-charge TO the estate his un-
fortunate investments and to himself
his more successful ones.
For an ignorant person. or one I'M
skilled I'm business to have done as he
did. might be explained. though never
justified When such a course OF con-
duct has been carried on, however. by
man of experience. learning and
brilliancy, II cannot be explained in
any way consistent with honest mo-
tives.
1.-THE practice OF the law Is most
honorable profession. While IL re-
quires skill and learning, IL requires,
perhaps more than any other profes-
sion, honesty and integrity.
Il follows from these observations that
we have reached the conclusion that
George w. Radford has disgraced his
profession, and has been guilty OF con-
duct which shows conclusively that he
is not to be trusted, and Is not Mt
person to continue the practice OF lew.
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