State v. Gamelgard

Frank T. Gallagher, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court adjudging defendant, Frank C. Gamelgard, guilty on two indictments for theft.

In 1959 Thomas Dwyer graduated from college and began working as a claims adjuster for Employers Mutual Insurance Company of Wausau in its Minneapolis office. In 1961 he was promoted to claims examiner, which is a supervisory post over a number of adjusters. When a claim by or against a policyholder of Mutual is received, an adjuster investigates and has authority to decide whether or not the claim should be paid and in what amount.…