Commonwealth v. Dewhirst

Sohn, J.,

Carl C. Dewhirst was tried and found guilty by a jury on a charge of fraudulent conversion. On May 8, 1946, Carl C. Dewhirst entered into an agreement with David Nahas and Mary M. Nahas, his wife, for the erection of a building *196on their property in Vanport, in this county. Under the agreement, the owners agreed to pay $4,500 for the work. Installments were to be paid each Friday upon estimates as the work progressed. This provision in the. contract was not followed, and the owners from time to time paid sums of money to defendant. The agreement provided that the owners were to…