Morgan v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Chiep Justice Dietzman—

Reversing*.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of grand larceny, sentenced to serve two years in the penitentiary, and appeals.

The undisputed facts in this case are these: The Western Union Telegraph Company has for a number of years maintained a local office in Irvine, Ky. In February, 1930, the appellant was put in full charge of ‘this office. It is not clear how many employees were -under him, but at least it is shown that there were á por ter and a young lady employee who worked under his direction. The office was equipped with a safe. At…