Foster v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court of Ilinds county. IIon. W. ID. Poirier, Judge. Andrew Foster was convicted of grand larceny, and lie appeals. We are familiar with the case of AJcroid v. State, 107 Miss. 51, wherein this court, speaking through the chief-justice, said'that when possession of property is acquired by fraud with the felonious intent then and there to deprive the owner of it, the perpetrator is guilty of larceny.
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Appeal from circuit court of Ilinds county. IIon. W. ID. Poirier, Judge. Andrew Foster was convicted of grand larceny, and lie appeals. We are familiar with the case of AJcroid v. State, 107 Miss. 51, wherein this court, speaking through the chief-justice, said'that when possession of property is acquired by fraud with the felonious intent then and there to deprive the owner of it, the perpetrator is guilty of larceny. But a principle of law equally as well settled is the principle that he who obtains by fraud not only the possession but the title to property, Avith the felonious intent to…
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.
The appellant, Andrew Foster, was indicted and convicted of grand larceny, upon the following facts shoAvn by the state: Foster and three other negroes, viz., Neely, Williams, and Jones, all of Jackson, Miss., entered into a conspiracy to obtain one hundred dollars from Mr. C. E. Harris, a farmer of Grand Junction, Tenn., avIio was-in need of labor on his farm, which latter fact the conspirators knew of. Tavo of them, Neely and Williams, in pursuance of the conspiracy, got in touch with Mr. Harris and agreed to go to Tennessee to labor for him provided he would pay an account of one hundred…
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