State v. Briggs

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

B. F. Briggs was convicted "of obtaining money from Henry Mattox by means of false and fraudulent pretenses. In the information it was charged, in substance, that Briggs represented that he was a loan agent, engaged in loaning money on real estate; that he was financially responsible and worth from $45,000 to $60,000; that he had under his control $500,000 to loan upon farms, and that he would make Mattox a loan of $3000 on his farm, at an interest rate of five per cent, and a. commission of $120, one-half of which was to be paid at…