Collins v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Montgomery County; W. W. Pearson, Judge. John L. Collins was convicted of an offense, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P. J.
The indictment charges that the defendant, “who was at the time the agent or servant of the Western Union Telegraph Company, a corporation, did embezzle or fraudulently convert to his own use money to about the amount of $1,100, the property of the Western Union Telegraph Company, a corporation, which money came into his possession by virtue of his office or employment, against the peace,” etc.
[1] On the authority of Mehaffey v. State, 75 South. 647, 1 and authorities there cited, the indictment is rendered fatally defective by the alternative averment “or servant,” and will not support the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hornsby v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
- Gaines v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
- Ex Parte State, in re Brooms v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Board of Revenue Shelby County v. Farson, Son & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Pullam v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Dowdy v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1928
- Sexton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980