Commonwealth v. Schmunk
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 61, April T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Allegheny Co., Sept. T., 1901, No. 1285, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Charles E. Schmunk. Indictment-for obtaining goods under false pretense. Before Erazer, J. At tbe trial it appeared that the defendant in October, 1899, sent to the Western Electric Company a statement of the financial condition of the Miller Electrical Maintenance ¿¡ompany of Pittsburg, of which he was treasurer.
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Appeal, No. 61, April T., 1903, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Allegheny Co., Sept. T., 1901, No. 1285, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. Charles E. Schmunk. Indictment-for obtaining goods under false pretense. Before Erazer, J. At tbe trial it appeared that the defendant in October, 1899, sent to the Western Electric Company a statement of the financial condition of the Miller Electrical Maintenance ¿¡ompany of Pittsburg, of which he was treasurer. The Western Electric Company did business in New York and the Miller Electrical Maintenance Company did business in…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Oblady, J.,
The defendant resided and conducted his business in the city of Pittsburg, Allegheny county of this commonwealth, and was convicted under the 111 section of our criminal code of March 31,1860, P. L. 382, which provides that “if any person shall by any false pretense .... obtain from any other person any chattel, money or valuable security with intent to cheat and defraud any person of the same, .... he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.” In order to establish a financial credit and commercial rating he made statements in writing, which he transmitted by regular mail…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. HartwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
- People v. AdamsNew York Supreme Court · 1846
- In re License of UmholtzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Commonwealth v. HessSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Commonwealth v. KarpowskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
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- Commonwealth v. PETROSKYSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
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