State v. Taylor

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

Defendant was convicted of embezzlement. He appeals.

For about twenty-five years prior to 1931 the Pittsburg Mortgage Investment Company had been engaged in the farm loan business. Defendant had been connected with that company in different capacities during that time and for some years had been president and managing officer of the company. The principal business of the company was that of taking mortgages from borrowers and loaning money for investors. During the time that defendant was managing officer of the company he dictated letters,…