Addington v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hatcher, C.:

This is an appeal from an order denying an application for a writ of habeas corpus.

The facts are not in dispute.

The appellant was complained against in five counts with feloniously issuing warehouse receipts in Reno County, Kansas, knowing at the time that no wheat for which the receipts were issued had been received by him as owner of the warehouse or placed under his control.

At the preliminary hearing the uncontradicted evidence showed that Addington Grain Company, Inc., a Kansas corporation with principal offices at Wichita, Kansas,…