OLD v. COMMONWEALTH


67 S.E.2d 921 (1951)

193 Va. 152

OLD v. COMMONWEALTH.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

December 3, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rixey & Rixey, Norfolk, for plaintiff in error.

Atty. Gen. J. Lindsay Almond, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. Thomas M. Miller, for the Commonwealth.

Before HUDGINS, C. J., and EGGLSTON, SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, SMITH and WHITTLE, JJ.


BUCHANAN, Justice.

This is an appeal of right taken by W. W. Old, Jr., an attorney, from the judgment of a three-judge court, convened pursuant to section 54-74 of the Code, suspending his right to practice law for a period of two years from October 24, 1950, the date of the order. The error assigned is that the judgment was excessive and too severe.

The appellant has been treasurer of Bonney Home for Girls since 1921. The charter of that corporation provides...

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