Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 28, 1916No. 7502PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Accusation of larceny from house; from city court of Dublin— Judge Hicks. May 8,'1916.

1Opinion of the CourtWade, C. J.

1. Where one voluntarily, and without being induced by the fraud of another, delivers property into the possession of the other for the purpose of holding and keeping it for him and for his benefit, and the person so receiving possession wrongfully and fraudulently converts the property to his own use, such conversion is larceny after trust, without the element of simple larceny, and a conviction of larceny from the “ house is contrary to law. One can not be convicted of simple larceny or of larceny from the house, unless it appears that he took the goods described in the indictment…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Cody v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  2. Pittman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
  3. Barron v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Dennison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
  2. Dennison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
  3. Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
  4. Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965

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