State v. Rousten

1. The statute makes it a punishable offense for any person wantonly and maliciously to “prevent an electric meter from duly registering the quantity of electricity supplied, or cause it to be done.” P. L., c. 355, s. 7.

The state’s evidence tended to prove the following facts: In 1921 the defendant established a bakery business in Manchester under the name of the Nu-Fashion Bakery. He was the owner of the building and the sole proprietor of the business. During that same year electric meters were installed in his building. His trade name was entered on the books of the electric company, and…