People v. Skeen

The prosecuting witness, Mrs. Edna H. Allen, is an elderly widow. Her daughter married a gentleman by the name of David A. Scott-Duns. The marriage was of short duration. While it lasted the widow trusted her son-in-law with a general power of attorney, with the idea that he would conduct all of her business affairs.

She even gave him a check for $3,000 for a Christmas present. This check was endorsed by and paid to the defendant Richard E. Skeen. This was in Illinois in 1945. In January of 1946 the mother, her daughter, and son-in-law came to Los Angeles. The defendant Skeen followed shortly…