Bar Assn. of San Francisco v. De Vall

This is an original proceeding brought in this court .by the Bar Association of San Francisco against the’ accused to obtain a judgment of disbarment. It is the claim of the accusant that the accused should be disbarred under subdivision 5 of section 287 op the Code of Civil Procedure. As sustaining that claim the accusant contends that the accused did advise the altering of a paper purporting to be the will of George A. Holland, deceased. The charges against the accused are pleaded in two counts and no question has been presented as to the sufficiency of the pleadings.

George A. Holland, formerly of Boston, Massachusetts, resided in San Francisco for a period of time prior to December, 1920. About Christmas of that year he died and at least some of his effects were so located that one W. B. Potter had access thereto. Thereafter the said W. B. Potter informed the accused of the facts regarding the death of the decedent and the accused undertook to locate the heirs of the deceased. Later he took such steps that at least some of the heirs were located, and some of the correspondence between the accused and the heirs was introduced in evidénce. The purported will was produced in…