People v. Bryant
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment oí the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. B. U. Smith, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
The superior court sustained a demurrer to the indictment filed herein against the defendant for obtaining money under false pretenses, and the people have appealed from the judgment entered thereon. It is charged in the indictment that the defendant, intending and designing to cheat and defraud one Harriet E. Hoxie of her money and property, proposed and offered to sell and assign to her a promissory note for the sum of five hundred dollars, theretofore made to him by one ■Emma A. Lewis, together with a mortgage, securing its payment, the said mortgage being upon lots 1 and 2, block Ho. 41…
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