Commonwealth v. Abele

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Miller

Affirming.

' The. appellee, Henry M. Abele, was indicted under Section 1358a of the Kentucky Statutes, for having unlawfully converted to his own use $310.25, the property of Ed E. Walker & Co.; and, the trial court having directed the jury to find the defendant not guilty, the Commonwealth appeals.

The facts are as follows:

Appellee and his father, M. Abele, constituted the firm of M. Abele & Co., fire insurance agents in Covington; and Ed. E. Walker & Co. were engaged in a like business in that city.

In the Spring of 1913, the several companies for which M.…