Supreme Court decision · Legal Ethics and Practical Exercises
In re Nueno
Administrative No. 36 · Promulgated July 7, 1949 · Ponente: Pablo
In brief
This case is about a lawyer who violated a professional trust by failing to use client funds for their benefit, making him guilty of anti-professional practice.
Legal Ethics, Professional Trust, Fiduciary Duty, Attorney Misconduct
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Full text
84 Phil. 178; 46 OG No. (January , 1951)
PABLO, M.:
[ Administrative No. 36. July 07, 1949 ]
EN EL ASUNTO DE JOSE TOPACIO NUENO
PABLO, M.:
ABOGADOS; ABOGADO Y CLIENTE; MALAS PRACTICAS; VIOLANDO UN FIDEICOMISO PROFESIONAL.—El recurrido, violando un fideicomiso profesional, no empleo el dinero confiado a el en beneficio de sus clientes, como estos esperaban, sino de otro modo. El como miembro del foro es culpable de practica antiprofessional.
Moran, Pres., Paras, Feria, Perfecto, Bengzon, y Tuason, MM., estan conformes.
Moran, Pres., Paras, Feria, Perfecto, Bengzon, y Tuason, MM., estan conformes.