People v. Miller

This is an appeal by defendant from a conviction and sentence for the crime of obtaining money by false pretenses from one Maurice Yandevelde.

We adopt the following from appellant’s brief as a statement of facts:

“The defendant was arrested on complaint of one Maurice Yandevelde. During the month of April, 1940, Yandevelde purchased a tavern in the village of Sumnerville, Cass county, Michigan. Yandevelde was a resident of South Bend, Indiana. The tavern was purchased from one Tony Pridavka, who had been operating the tavern for some time before and who owned the real estate.

“ Pridavka’s…