State v. Kaufman

Lees, C.

Defendant appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial after he was found guilty of the crime of larceny.

The information upon which he was prosecuted charged him and another man with having stolen “from * * * the Royal Clothing House' Company, a corporation duly organized, * * * under * * * the laws of the state of Minnesota, situated at No. 203 Minnesota avenue, in said village,” a quantity of men’s clothing of the value of more than $25, and alleged that the property was stolen in the nighttime and belonged to the company.

At the opening of the trial appellant’s counsel…