State v. Patty
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Poweshiek District Court. — Hon. A. E. Dewey, Judge. Defendant was indicted for the crime of cheating by false pretenses. At the close of the testimony for the state, the defendant moved the court to direct a verdict of not guilty. The motion was sustained, and the state appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Deemejr, J.-
-The indictment accuses the defend-, ant of having obtained from one, F. C. Overton, as agent of the State Insurance Company, a draft for the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars, by falsely representing to him (Overton), that certain horses, which were covered by policies. of insurance, issued by the State Insurance Company, and which horses had been destroyed by fire, were of a certain age, weight, and soundness, whereas, in truth and in fact, the said representations were false and untrue, and were well known by said defendant to be false and untrue at the time he made them.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. StoneNew York Supreme Court · 1832
- State v. PorterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1881
- People v. GallowayNew York Supreme Court · 1837
- State v. HouseSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
- People v. ReedCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
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