Wood v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is embezzlement; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

M. H. Leventhal, agent of Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Company, had employed appellant to sell vacuum cleaners. Appellant sold a vacuum cleaner to M. L. Tarver, for which he received a check in the sum of $64.50. Appellant appropriated the proceeds of the check to his own use and benefit. C. W. Dozier, assistant treasurer of the company, testified -that he did not give appellant his consent to appropriate the amount of money in question. He further testified that the company owed appellant no…