Astrachan v. State

CHAPMAN, J.:

A. J. Daoud & Son, jewelers of Miami Beach, Florida, prior to March 14, 1946, had for sale on consignment from Nelkin, a New York City jeweler, a large and valuable quantity of jewelry. The New York firm, in March, 1946, requested of Daoud & Sons a return to them in New York of certain de scribed jewelry valued at approximately $45,000,00. The return to New York could be had either by parcel post or by Railway Express. After a, telephone call or two to the Railway Express by Daoud & Son, the appellant, dressed in the uniform of a Railway Express employee, wearing a badge, with a…