People v. Curran

In an information defendant was charged with the crime of grand theft, in that he wilfully and feloniously took $500, the personal property of Arthur Reshman. A jury returned a verdict of guilty and the defendant appeals from the judgment and from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

According to evidence presented by the prosecution, defendant and one Whiting entered into a partnership under the name “Ideal Investment Company” on June 8, 1936, for the purpose of selling real estate and “business opportunities”. They rented a vacant store at 1731 West Seventh Street, Los Angeles.…