Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-07-29 | Page 19 | Mr. Sutherland Quits Law Firm

MR SUTHERLAND 1 QUITS LAW FIRM FIRMI I Action Prompted hy by Fact Regular Regular Regu Regu- lar Clients Accused of Land Fraud MERITS NOT CONSIDERED Senator Ca Cannot n not H pr ent Litigant lit Occupying Position ion J Advert iI vere t to In I. I Believing that he Iw cannot with propriety propriety propriety pro pro- bo he a member of a n law firm whoso whose clients ar are tho those thoo e accUsed ll In the coal land fraud cases S. S United States Senator George Sutherland made mul known yesterday his retirement from the firm Inn of oC Sutherland Van fan Cott Colt Allison Al Al- lison Harkness filler r. r The firm Is one of the strongest In the West cst and has offices In the Keith building on Main street The following following- statement from Mr Tr Sutherland Is self seif tor tory I have retired from the firm hm wIth will I very great personal regret for 01 or the sol sole ole reason that suits suits' have been he en brought brough clients o othe of a against two of ot th the regular the flint firm and ond it is the understanding that further actions t of the same character character char char- acter will be brought on behalf of nf the United States 1 I know nothing whatever ver as to the merits of oC the I 1 have decided that I cannot with propriety pro pro- Julet represent any litigant occupying occupy ing a 0 position adverse to the Government Govern Govern- TWin ment and do not feel Justified in askIng ask sk Ing lug m my partners to decline to take lake perfectly legitimate business q for COI regular regu- regu lar clients on JO my account