Commonwealth v. Overheim

Opinion by

Keller, J.,

The appellant was indicted and convicted of the fraudulent conversion of an automobile belonging to one Paul J. Myers, contrary to the Act of May 18, 1917, P. L. 241. The evidence on the part of the Commonwealth — the defendant offered no testimony— showed that Myers was the owner of a Graham Paige automobile. Appellant was a dealer, handling these cars. Myers was willing to trade in his automobile for a new model Graham, but this model was not yet ready for delivery, or at any rate appellant had none of them in stock on the floor. But he told Myers that if the latter…