State v. Ridgway

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The defendant was convicted of grand larceny, and appeals.

The defendant is a married woman, whose profession is that of nursing. In November, 1919, she was called to take care of Mrs. Clara Bugg, who died a few days later of an infectious disease. The house was under quarantine, and the defendant remained in general charge of it until after the funeral. After she left, numerous articles of personal property and some money were missing. The defendant’s home was searched under a search warrant, and many of the missing articles were found there.…