Hoyt v. Hoffman

OPINION

By the Court, Zenoff, D. J.:

Appellant, Hoyt, charged with issuing a check without sufficient funds, 1 appeals from a denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

It was stipulated that Hoyt, a retailer, owed Lester Kirn the sum of $1,876.48 for meat purchased from Kirn, who was in the wholesale meat business. The amount was carried by Kirn as an open account for almost a year until November 9, 1964, when Hoyt gave Kim a check for $773.16, apparently to apply on account. The check was not honored by the bank for lack of funds, and a month later Kim caused a criminal complaint to…