People v. Krittenbrink

John C. Krittenbrink was convicted of receiving a quantity of stolen morphine and codeine, the property of Parke, Davis & Co., a corporation, for his own gain and to prevent the owner from again possessing its property, well knowing the said goods to have been stolen.

It is insisted that the conviction is contrary to the evidence. There was no legal evidence that Parke, Davis & Co. was a corporation, as alleged in the indictment. The ownership of the property was a necessary averment of the indictment and it was necessary to prove such ownership as alleged. (Aldrich v. People, 225 Ill. 610.)…