Commonwealth v. Letteer

Sheely, P. J.,

fifty-first judicial district, specially presiding,

Defendant, who was convicted of the crime of cheating by false pretenses, has filed a motion in arrest of judgment and for a new trial. The charge arose out of a written contract whereby defendant agreed to remodel a house for prosecutrix for the sum of $4,545.45, payable: $1,500 upon execution of the contract; $1,000 when the foundation walls and joists were in place; $500 when the roof was completed, and $750 when the plastering was finished. The contract contained a provision whereby the contractor agreed to furnish “a…