Commonwealth v. Shober
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 149, Nov. T., 1896, by defendant, from judgment and sentence of Q. S. Lancaster Co., Jan. T., 1895, No. 122, on verdict of guilty. Indictment for embezzlement as factor and consignee. Before Brubaker, J. The facte sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty and sentence thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 149, Nov. T., 1896, by defendant, from judgment and sentence of Q. S. Lancaster Co., Jan. T., 1895, No. 122, on verdict of guilty. Indictment for embezzlement as factor and consignee. Before Brubaker, J. The facte sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty and sentence thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned, seven in number, were directed to the single question whether or not a conviction- should • have been permitted in view of tbe evidence as to whether or not tbe commonwealth had proved a compliance with the provisions of the act of 1874…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Wickham, J.,
Samuel S. Shober, the defendant, contracted in writing, on June 2,1893, with the Maryland Fertilizing and Manufacturing Company, to receive and sell in Pennsylvania on commission, as a factor or consignee, land fertilizers, of different kinds, to be shipped to him by the company. . The company was a Maryland corporation.
Among other stipulations of the contract are the following: “ It is also agreed that until settlement is made as herein provided for, all fertilizers and all monies, accounts, notes, liens or evidences of debt arising from sales of same, shall be…
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