Abbey v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Hood. Tried below before Hon. J. S. Straughan. This appeal is from a conviction for the unlawful conversion, as a bailee, of a borrowed horse, the punishment assessed being five years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. Will Edens testified, that he was the owner of the horse in question.
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Appeal from the District Court of Hood. Tried below before Hon. J. S. Straughan. This appeal is from a conviction for the unlawful conversion, as a bailee, of a borrowed horse, the punishment assessed being five years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. Will Edens testified, that he was the owner of the horse in question. That on the 27th of September, 1893, in Hood County, defendant borrowed the horse from him to ride to Parker County, with the understanding that he was to return him on the 7th of October following, as witness was to be married on October 8th, and would need the horse. Never…
1Opinion of the Court
HURT, Presiding Judge.
Appellant in this case was convicted of fraudulenly converting a horse, after obtaining possession of the same by virtue of a contract of borrowing, in violation of Article 877 of the Revised Penal Code.' From such conviction he prosecutes this appeal. Said Article 877 reads: “Any person having possession of personal property of another by contract of hiring or borrowing, or other bailment, who shall, without the consent of the owner, fraudulently convert such property to his own use, with the intent to deprive the owner of the value of the same, shall be guilty of…
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