Woods v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tlie County Court of Hale. Tried before the Hon. W. C. Christian. The appellant in this case, Charley Woods, was tried and convicted under the following indictment: “The grand, jury of said county charge that Charley Wood alias Charley Woods did falsely pretend to Herbert Evans, with intent to defraud, that he had unincumbered one cream colored horse Sid, and one single no top buggy, and by means of such false pretenses, obtained from the firm of Evans Brothers,…
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Appeal from tlie County Court of Hale. Tried before the Hon. W. C. Christian. The appellant in this case, Charley Woods, was tried and convicted under the following indictment: “The grand, jury of said county charge that Charley Wood alias Charley Woods did falsely pretend to Herbert Evans, with intent to defraud, that he had unincumbered one cream colored horse Sid, and one single no top buggy, and by means of such false pretenses, obtained from the firm of Evans Brothers, a partnership composed of A. C. Evans, Charlie D. Evan®, 'and Herbert H. Evans, two pairs of pants, of the value ■ of…
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
The demurrer to tlie indictment questions its sufficiency with respect to the relation of Herbert Evans, to whom the false pretense was alleged to have been made, to the partnership from whom the goods were fraudulently obtained. It is insisted that the averments fail to show that Evans was either a member of the partnership, a clerk, servant, employe or agent, of the firm of Evans Brothers. This insistence lias for its foundation the fact that Eváns to whom the false representation was alleged to have been made, is designated as Herbert Evans, while the partnership averred [to have been…
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