State v. Langford
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gagé, J., Newberry, February, 1899. Indictment against George Langford for stealing a dog, and for burglary in breaking and stealing from a dog house. From order quashing the indictment on demurrer pf defendant, the State appeals. The latter cites: In indictment for burglary, it is not necessary to specify particular goods stolen: 24 S. C., 116. Old rule that dog was not subject of larceny has been dispelled by eminent Courts: 15 Am.
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Before Gagé, J., Newberry, February, 1899. Indictment against George Langford for stealing a dog, and for burglary in breaking and stealing from a dog house. From order quashing the indictment on demurrer pf defendant, the State appeals. The latter cites: In indictment for burglary, it is not necessary to specify particular goods stolen: 24 S. C., 116. Old rule that dog was not subject of larceny has been dispelled by eminent Courts: 15 Am. Dec., 355; 86 N. Y., 365; 74 N. W. R., 918. Dogs are made property by statute: Rev. Stat., 224, 228. cite: At common law there could be no larceny of a…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
In this case the State appeals from an order quashing an indictment, containing two counts— one charging burglary of a dbg house within 200 yards of and appurtenant to the dwelling of Mary Nichols, with *324intent to steal, &c.. the goods and chattels of Mary Nichols in the said dog house; the other count charging larceny of a dog of the value of $10 of the proper goods and chattels of Mary Nichols, then and there being found in the said dog house. In sustaining the demurrer to the indictment the Circuit Court held: (i) that larceny…
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