State v. Billings

Defendant was indicted for embezzlement under the provisions of section 6709, G. S. 1894, a jury was impaneled, and after the case had proceeded to trial the county attorney made the statement to the court that he was unable to prove that the corporation alleged in the indictment was a corporation de jure, and offered evidence to prove that it was a corporation de facto. Objection was made and overruled, whereupon the court certified that question, with several others, to this court for answer.

In State v. Byrud, 23 Minn. 29, it was held that to confer jurisdiction of a case certified to this…