Cobb v. State

MANN, Judge.

Joe Cobb and Louis Banks had some disagreement about the relative merits of their cars. Cobb wanted to bet. Banks thought he was kidding, and continued to watch the traffic and play dominoes at the Little Delicatessen that Saturday. Cobb left, remarking to the proprietor outside the place that Banks was holding a bet for him and if he didn’t give it to him he was going to burn Banks up. Jimmy Nixon, down at the Star Station four blocks away, sold Cobb four cents worth of high test — Cobb specifically wanted high test — and delivered it into an oil can taken from the trash can.…