Kay v. State

Reeves, Associate Justices

The ownership of the property described in the indictment was not clearly established on the trial. The indictment lays the title to .the animal alleged to have been stolen in William H. Bagley. The defendant, Kay, claimed the steer as one of the Lawrence and Riggs stock, and that he had purchased from Riggs. The evidence was conflicting and tended to lead to different conclusions on the question of title. But as the case must be disposed of on other grounds, it is not proposed to say anything further in regard to this branch of the case.

The court gave no general…