Commonwealth v. Girardot

Opinion by

Keller, J.,

Girardot, Kauffman and Cornell were jointly indicted, charged with conspiracy to cheat and defraud certain insurance companies. Girardot was the local manager of the General Adjustment Bureau, a corporation acting for insurance companies in the adjust xnent of losses by fire. Kauffman was in the real estate and insurance business. Cornell was a ‘lay figure’ used by tbe other two in furtherance of the conspiracy, which broadly speaking consisted in over-insuring certain buildings and their contents, burning them, and collecting the insurance as valid claims from the…