Kingsland v. Dorsey, 338 U.S. 318 (1949)

Kingsland v. Dorsey


No. 53


Argued October 18-19, 1949
Decided November 21, 1949
338 U.S. 318

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

Acting under R.S. § 487, 35 U.S.C. § 11, the Commissioner of Patents found, after hearings, that an attorney had been guilty of gross misconduct and entered an order barring him from practice before the Patent Office.

Held: The findings were amply supported by the evidence, charges of unfairness in the hearings were wholly without support, and the order is sustained. Pp. 318-320.

84 U.S.App.D.C. 264, 173 F.2d 405, reversed; 69 F.Supp. 788, affirmed.

The District Court affirmed an order of the Commissioner of Patents barring an attorney from practice before the Patent Office. 69 F.Supp. 788. The Court of Appeals reversed. 84 U.S.App.D.C. 264, 173 F.2d 405. This Court granted certiorari. 337 U.S. 914. Judgment of the Court of Appeals reversed and that of the District Court affirmed, p. 320.