GORDON v. CLINKSCALES

20814.

215 Ga. 843 (1960)

114 S.E.2d 15

GORDON et al. v. CLINKSCALES.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 7, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Darsey, Jack S. Davidson, Nat Hancock, T. T. Benton, E. C. Stark, Jas. Horace Wood, J. N. Rainey, R. F. Duncan, Hope D. Stark, H. W. Davis, for plaintiffs in error.

J. Ray Merritt, Hoke Smith, Hamilton Lokey, M. K. Pentecost, contra.

Glyndon C. Pruitt, Richard Craig, W. P. Wilbanks, Jr., Dudley S. Hancock, Otis N. Pharr, H. Rhodes Jordan, D. B. Phillips, E. L. Owens, E. O. Dobbs, Jr., amicus curiae.


DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

1. Headnotes 1, 2, and 3 require no elaboration.

2. The supreme importance of this case will be seen when it is observed that it reaches the heart of the legal profession as well as the integrity and independence of our judiciary. One would fail to correctly evaluate his own freedom if he were indifferent to either the integrity and honesty of those who practice law or those who sit as judges of our courts, or the protection of judges...

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