Waters v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for larceny after trust; from city court of Madison— Judge Anderson. May 2, 1914.
1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.
1. In an indictment for larceny after trust, one who at the time the property was entrusted to the defendant was lawfully in actual possession of it, and who at the time of the conversion was entitled to such possession, could properly be described as the owner thereof. 25 Cyc.- 89. See also Markham v. State, 25 Ga. 52; Hall v. State, 7 Ga. App. 115 (3), 119 (66 S. E. 390). The property of goods stolen may be laid in a bailee from whom they were taken; for instance, in a common carrier (Hall v. State, supra), a receiver, a hirer or borrower, etc. 25 Cyc. 89-90, and eases there cited.
2. If one…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Markham v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1858
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