Peddersen v. State

This is an appeal by Carl M. Peddersen (the defendant) from the judgment and sentence imposed by the court upon his conviction by a jury of embezzlement.

The defendant was the manager of the farm in Montgomery County owned by Ringgold Hart. One of the duties of his employment was to sell livestock whenever directed to do so by the owner. The manager had authority to choose to whom and at what price to sell, and to receive the proceeds of sale for his employer.

After preliminary negotiations with a commission merchant in Pennsylvania, and, pursuant to general instructions by the owner to sell,…