Tashima v. People

Complaining witness, Yanari, was a patron of de*99fendant’s boarding house. He testified that in December, 1911, or January, 1912, he was the owner of and had in his possession, a certificate of deposit, about to mature, issued to him by a San Francisco bank; that on account of his going away with a railroad gang to work, he was unable to attend to its renewal, and endorsed it and delivered it to the defendant with instructions to forward it to the bank for renewal; that defendant accepted the certificate for this purpose, and Yanari never saw it again, or received the renewal or the proceeds;…