LeMaster v. People

The plaintiff in error was convicted of embezzling $3,700 from The D. F. TeMaster Brokerage Company, a corporation he brings the case here for review upon error.

It is earnestly urged that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict. The defendant contends, that, while he appropriated the money, he was guilty of no crime, for the reason that he was entitled to it, as and for salary for services previously rendered to the corporation, and that he had the consent of the company to so apply the money. The people claim: first, that the defendant had been paid his salary in full and that…