People v. Woods

On the night of February 2, 1915, a barn located on south Henry street in Bay City in which defendant ran a livery business was, with its contents, destroyed by fire. The fire was charged to have been of incendiary origin. Defendant was subsequently arrested, tried and convicted of having feloniously caused and procured the same to be burned for the purpose and with intent to injure and defraud the insurers of the contents of said barn in violation of section 15289, 3 Comp. Laws 1915. His conviction was thereupon appealed to this court for review on a bill of exceptions settled before…