State v. Barnett
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before' Moore, J., Monck’s Corner, March, 1914. The defendant, s Nathan Barnett, being convicted in a magistrate’s Court of a contempt of Court, and of a breach of trust with fraudulent intent, appealed to the Court of General Sessions for Berkeley county, which affirmed the judgment of the magistrate. Prom this judgment, he appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
In October, 1913, the prosecutor, D. Riff, a merchant of St. Stephens,'employed defendant, who is an'attorney at law, to collect certain claims, one of them being against a colored laborer, named Clark, for $10.37. Defendant saw Clark and agreed to accept monthly payments', until the claim was paid. On November 12, Clark paid defendant $6. On December 11, not being able to find defendant, he paid G. Rittenberg, a merchant of St. Stephens, $4 for defendant. About that time, defendant received for collection a claim against Riff, and,…
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