State v. Owings

The Opinion of the Court follows:

The appellant was tried ánd convicted in the Court of General Sessions for Greenville County of the offense of breach of trust with a fraudulent intention. The indictment was in the usual form.

The appellant was an agent of Carolina Life Insurance Company, and as such agent he collected premiums on policies of insurance issued by said Company, both ordinary and industrial, for which he failed to remit to the insurance company, his shortage aggregating a sum in excess of $500-.00, all of which is admitted by the appellant.

Notwithstanding the admission by the…