State v. Yurek

The defendant was charged by indictment with violating Section 2907.21, Revised Code (larceny by trick) in that he “did unlawfully obtain title to certain real property * * * by making a false representation or pretense.”

The demurrer to this indictment was properly sustained by the trial court because:—

First, Section 2907.21, Revised Code, says no person shall obtain possession of or title to anything of value with consent of the persons from whom he obtained it provided he induced such consent by a false or fraudulent representation.

Second, Section 1.03, Revised Code, definition of “anything…