People v. Christenson
Michigan Supreme Court
1Concurrence
Blair Moody, Jr., J.
I concur with the result reached by the opinion of the Court for the reason that there can be no conversion of money unless there is an obligation on the part of the defendant to deliver the identical money received for the intended purposes.
The essence of the dispute in the instant case was captured by Justice Voelker dissenting in People v Bayer, 352 Mich 564, 574; 90 NW2d 656 (1958), where he stated:
"That the testimony in this case may have richly *91shown that this defendant possessed 'a heart full of larceny’, as the saying goes, or that he may possibly have been guilty…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Garras v. BekiaresMichigan Supreme Court · 1946
- Alfred Shrimpton & Sons v. CulverMichigan Supreme Court · 1896
- Fire Ins. Co. of New York v. FisherMichigan Supreme Court · 1926
- People v. BayerMichigan Supreme Court · 1958