The People v. Herring

Plaintiffs in error seek reversal of a judgment entered upon the verdict of a jury in the circuit court of Fulton county, finding them guilty of larceny in manner and form as charged in the indictment, and the value of the property stolen to be $65. The indictment consisted of four counts. The first three charged larceny of a boat as bailees, and the fourth count charged larceny of the boat.

The undisputed facts are that on August 4, 1945, plaintiffs in error drove an automobile to the river bank at Liverpool, Illinois, took therefrom a grip containing their clothes, and there rented a rowboat…