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ance of the causes they uphold, and for the felicity of their clients
they may be pardoned some infelicities of language.
Same; Same; Same; Disbarment; Object of disbarment
proceedings.The object of a disbarment proceeding is not so much
to punish the individual attorney himself, as to safeguard the
administration of justice by protecting the court and the public from
the misconduct of officers of the court, and to remove from the
profession of law persons whose disregard for their oath of office
have proved them unfit to continue discharging the trust reposed in
them as members of the bar.
CASTRO, J.:
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that during the few years that he has been a member of the
bar, he has always comported himself correctly, and has
adhered steadfastly to his conviction that the practice of
law is a sacred trust in the interest of truth.
This Court, on December 14, 1963, referred the case to
the Solicitor General f or investigation, report, and
recommendation. Because both parties reside in Iloilo City,
the Solicitor General in turn referred the case to the City
Fiscal of iloilo for investigation and reception of evidence.
Both the petitioner and the respondent adduced evidence
in the investigation which was conducted. Thereafter, the
City Fiscal forwarded to the Solicitor General the record of
the investigation, including the recommendation of the
assistant city fiscal who personally conducted the
investigation that the petition for disbarment be dismissed.
The Solicitor General thereafter filed with this Court his
report, concurring in the recommendation of the assistant
city fiscal.
Aurora Soriano Deles (hereinafter referred to as the
complainant) is the administratrix of the intestate estate of
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GILDA ACOLADO
ILOILO AMERICAN SCHOOL MARIA CLARA AVENUE
ILOILO CITY
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2 Exhibit 5.
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without delay.
Possessed of the above information, the respondent
promptly prepared and filed with the agrarian court, on
October 3, 1962, a verified Urgent Motion to Declare
Respondent in Contempt of Court (hereinafter referred to
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6 People vs. Aquino, supra; Sison vs. David, supra, quoting 33 Am. Jur.
123124.
7 Dorado vs. Pilar, 104 Phil. 743, 748.
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Complaint dismissed.
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