Legal Opinion

State v. Rue

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 19, 1898No. Nos. 11,108-(21)PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Defendant was convicted in the district court for Chippewa county of embezzlement under the following indictment: “John J, Rue is accused by the grand jury of the county of Chippewa, in the state of Minnesota, by this indictment of the crime of grand larceny in the second degree committed as follows: The said John J. Rue did on the 16th day of January, A. D. 1896, at the town of Leenthrop, in said county of Chippewa and state of Minnesota, then and there being the agent,…

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Defendant was convicted in the district court for Chippewa county of embezzlement under the following indictment: “John J, Rue is accused by the grand jury of the county of Chippewa, in the state of Minnesota, by this indictment of the crime of grand larceny in the second degree committed as follows: The said John J. Rue did on the 16th day of January, A. D. 1896, at the town of Leenthrop, in said county of Chippewa and state of Minnesota, then and there being the agent, servant, bailee, and trustee of William Deering & Co., then and there being a corporation duly corporated and existing…

1Opinion of the CourtCanty, J.

The defendant was convicted of the charge of embezzling three promissory notes and a chattel mortgage, the property of William Deering & Co., a corporation, which notes and mortgage he had in his possession as “agent, servant, bailee and trustee” of said corporation. From an order denying a new trial, he appeals.

1. It is contended by appellant that the indictment is defective because it does not state to whom the notes or any of them were payable. The indictment states the date> amount, time of maturity, and maker of each note, but does not state the payee. It also avers that the notes are…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. WardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1888
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
  3. Delk v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1886
  4. People v. JuarezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1865
  5. State v. FriendSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Born v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1964
  2. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1915
  3. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
  4. State v. JensenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
  5. State v. UglumSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928

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