Brigham v. State

MARTIN, Judge.

— Offense, swindling; penalty, two years.

The offense is predicated upon the giving of a worthless check for $55.26 by appellant. It is shown in the testimony that prior to the delivery of this check, he purchased four casings, four inner tubes and six gallons of gas, the total amount of which was $55.26, and gave in payment therefor the check in question, which proved to be worthless. It further appears that he wanted a complete set of casings for his Ford car but that the owner did not have two of the casings he wanted in stock and such two were not delivered, it being agreed…