Wood

The petitioner seeks a review of the recommendation of the Board of Governors of The State Bar that he be suspended from the practice of law for a period of three months.

The petitioner, a native of South Dakota, now forty-nine years of age, was admitted to practice law in this state in November, 1923. He had previously practiced in South Dakota and Texas. In May, 1937, he was heard before the local administrative committee of Los Angeles County on charges of violation of his duties as an attorney and of conduct involving moral turpitude.

No serious dispute is presented as to the facts. The petitioner was employed in April, 1936, by Hazel Carothers, *140 a minor, and her father to commence an action for damages on account of personal injuries sustained by the minor alleged to have been caused by the negligence of another. On April 18, 1936, the petitioner received from the Carothers the sum of $7. The receipt given by him 'showed that it was accepted as “retainer”, and that there remained unpaid “balance of fee $8.00”. On April 24th he receipted for $7 as the filing fee. An additional $10 was paid during the same month, which, together with the previous $7 on account of…