Cooper v. State

The plaintiff in error, R. T. Cooper, who will hereinafter be designated as defendant, was charged with forging the name of “George Vana” on the back of three checks and with uttering the three forgeries. He was convicted of the three forgeries, but was found not guilty of uttering the forged indorsements. At the time of the alleged offenses and for a number of years prior thereto, the defendant was employed by Black Brothers Milling Company, as agent and manager of their elevator at De Witt. As such agent and manager he had authority to buy grain and to pay for the same with their checks,…