Busby v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Accusation of cheating and swindling. Before Judge Hamilton. City court of Floyd county. June 21, 1904.
1Opinion of the CourtFish, P. J.
Alex. Busby was indicted, under the Penal Code, § 670, for the offense of being a common cheat and swindler. So much of the indictment as is' relevant to our purpose was as follows: “the said Alex. Busby, . . with intent to defraud one S. A. Harris, did knowingly falsely and fraudulently represent to said S. A. Harris that he was the owner of certain chestnut oak timber near Mount Alto about -five miles from Rome, Ga., which said timber the said Alex. Busby then pointed out to said S. A. Harris. Relying upon the truth of said representation so made by said Busby, said Harris was induced to…
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