Commonwealth v. Stephens
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 232, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Berks Co., June Sessions, 1913, No. 168, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Charles A. Stephens, et al. Indictment for conspiracy. Before Wagner, J. The facts are stated in the report of the case of Commonwealth v. Rothensies and in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty upon which judgment of sentence was passed. Errors assigned were various instructions and rulings.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The appellant was indicted with nine others for conspiracy to defraud. Three of the defendants were tried and a verdict of guilty rendered against each of them. The conspiracy charged grew out of the organization and administration of three corporations, viz: The Reading Mutual Life Insurance Company; The Corporation Funding and Finance Company and The Reading Life Insurance Company. The indictment contained three *431counts, the first of which charged the defendants with having obtained control of the management and assets of the three companies above named by virtue of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ballantine v. CummingsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Commonwealth v. ZuernSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Commonwealth v. DuffySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Commonwealth v. StovasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
3Cited by1 opinion
- Commonwealth v. FarrarSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929