State v. Ruthkowski

Upon an information charging defendant with obtaining $690 from Albert Johnson by false pretenses there was a conviction. A motion for a new trial was denied, judgment was entered, and defendant appeals from-the order and judgment.

The facts of which there is no dispute are as follows: Albert Johnson, a cattle buyer, on or about July 26, 1928, visited the farm defendant, on May 11, 1927, had leased to his son Stanley. In a conversation Avith defendant, Johnson ascertained that 23 head of cattle on the farm were for sale. The price of $690 was agreed upon, the cattle were delivered Avithin a…