State v. Inverarity

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

Defendant was convicted of the crime of grand larceny. He appeals, contending there was no competent evidence that the value of the articles taken was over twenty dollars, and that there was error in the instructions to the jury.

The property taken consisted of farming implements. The owner was a witness and testified, naming the articles taken, stating their condition for use, and that they were usable as farming tools and equipment. He testified as to the value of each article, in some cases basing his opinion on what similar articles had…