State v. Alick

The defendant was convicted on an information charging him with obtaining property by means of false pretenses. His motion for a new trial was overruled, and he appeals to this court.

It appears from the record that on and for a long time prior to the ist day of August, 1929, the defendant was engaged in buying and shipping cattle and hogs from various points in Brookings and Lake counties. A few days prior tO‘ the ist day of August, 1929, the defendant went to the farm of one Adolph Hellekson and entered into an agreement for the purchase of certain cattle then owned by said Hellekson. The…