Commonwealth v. Gittelman
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 89, Oct. T., 1924, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Pliila. Co., Oct. T., 1922, No. 361, on verdict of guilty in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Harry Gittelman. Indictment for false pretense. Before Gordon, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty on which judgment of sentence was passed. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings on evidence and the charge of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The defendant was convicted of false pretence in attempting to obtain from the London Guarantee and Accident Company, Limited, the sum of $10,000, the amount of an insurance policy against theft, issued by the said company to the defendant. The charge was that the defendant falsely claimed the loss of a large quantity of furs by a burglary committed in his store on Arch Street in Philadelphia on which a policy of insurance had been issued by the London Company. In twenty-one assignments of error the action of the court is chai lenged with respect to the admission of…
2Cited by1 opinion
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