In re Evelyn N. Scott

Full title: IN RE COMPLAINT AS TO THE CONDUCT OF EVELYN N. SCOTT, ACCUSED

Court: Oregon Supreme Court

Date published: Jan 28, 1970

464 P.2d 318 (Or. 1970)

464 P.2d 318

Opinion

Submitted on the record December 17, 1969,

Attorney reprimanded January 28, 1970

IN BANC

On petition of Evelyn N. Scott for review of recommendations of Board of Governors of Oregon State Bar.

John B. Fenner, Corvallis, for accused.

Ronald D. Thom and Frank P. Santos, Oregon City, for Oregon State Bar.

Before PERRY, Chief Justice, and McALLISTER, SLOAN, O'CONNELL, GOODWIN,^_ DENECKE and HOLMAN, Justices.

_ Goodwin, J., resigned December 19, 1969.

ATTORNEY REPRIMANDED.

PER CURIAM.

This proceeding involves petitioner's use of her notary public commission to acknowledge the execution of a document when the person who signed the document did not appear before her when the document was executed. Mrs. Scott candidly admits that she did so. Even though the evidence is convincing that she was innocent of any ulterior motives or purposes, this is conduct that cannot go unnoticed. In re Monte E. Walter, 1967, 247 Or. 13, 427 P.2d 96. This is, therefore, a reprimand.