State v. Bates
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Defendant was indicted by the grand jury of Hennepin county charged with the crime of selling mortgaged property without the written consent of the mortgagee, tried in the district court for that county before Waite, J., and a jury which found him guilty as charged in the indictment. Froin an order denying his motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Defendant appeals from a conviction under an indictment charging him with selling a mortgaged automobile without the written *105consent oif the mortgagee and without informing the purchaser of the fact that it was subject to an unpaid mortgage.
Without dispute it appears that defendant gave to P. J. Wikeen a chattel mortgage upon a Buick automobile to secure the payment of his promissory note for $750; and that subsequently defendant disposed of the car to one Peterson without informing him of the mortgage and without having the written consent of the mortgagee. Defendant in his testimony made…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. WolfromCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1911
- State v. DombroskiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
- State v. BuhnkeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1880
- People v. IdenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1914
3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. MorseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968