Eason v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The conviction is for knowingly passing a forged instrument. The punishment assessed is confinement in the State penitentiary for life.

Appellant was indicted by the grand jury of Jim Wells County, Texas, at the February, 1941, term of the District Court of said county charging him with knowingly and fraudulently passing as trúe to Otto Schvab a forged instrument in writing of the tenor following:

“gulf Pay Roll Check No. 118

“GULF OIL CORPORATION

“Branch

“Monroe Louisiana

“November 5, 1940

“Pay to the Order of J. L. Ellis $87.34

“Registered

“F-3667 $87 and 34^ Dollars

“Gulf Oil…