Thus, an attorney, sacrificing the claims of his clients for the release of his own personal obligations, becomes personally liable; and so also the trustee, appropriating the trust fund for any personal interest, becomes personally liable.
He illustrates the principle of personal liability through the example of an attorney who sacrifices client claims for personal obligations.
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