Commonwealth v. Harris
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 386, Jan. T., 1895, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Northampton Co., Oct. T., 1894, No. 27, on verdict of guilty. Indictment for embezzlement as consignee. Before Schuyler, P. J. At the trial it appeared that on Sept. 13, 1894, the prisoner wrote to A. B. McKeel, as follows : “ Vegetables a Specialty. A complete line in season.
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Appeal, No. 386, Jan. T., 1895, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Northampton Co., Oct. T., 1894, No. 27, on verdict of guilty. Indictment for embezzlement as consignee. Before Schuyler, P. J. At the trial it appeared that on Sept. 13, 1894, the prisoner wrote to A. B. McKeel, as follows : “ Vegetables a Specialty. A complete line in season. Fresh Fish, Robert P. Harris, Sweet Potatoes, Wholesale Commission Clams, Merchant and Shipper Cranberries, Fruits, Vegetables, Oysters, &e. Crabs, Receiver and Shipper Green Truck, of York State Snappers, &c. Plums and Grapes. Strawberries. “220 West…
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Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mitchell,
The law was correctly given to the jury by the learned judge below. The turning point in the case was the capacity in which the appellant received the grapes, whether as consignee or as purchaser. The definition of consignee by the judge was accurate, and sufficiently comprehensive to direct the attention of the jury to the nature of the contract, and the distinction between a consignment for sale on consignor’s account and a purchase where the title passed though the goods were not paid for.
Nor was there any error in reading the act of assembly to the jury. It…
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