Skidmore v. State
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Holt county: William H. Westover, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtLetton, J.
The defendant, Joseph Skidmore, was charged with stealing nine hogs on the 25th day of February, 1907, the property of one John Ferguson. Upon trial he was found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary.
Ferguson resided in Iowa, but owned a ranch in Holt county, about twelve miles from the village of Atkinson. He employed a young man named Kimball to occupy the ranch and take care of the property. The evidence of the state, which was evidently believed by the jury, is about as follows: The defendant, Skidmore, had been employed by Ferguson upon the ranch in the same capacity as Kim-ball until…
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