The People v. Patlak

David Y. Patlak, an attorney at law, was convicted in the criminal court of Cook county of larceny of $523 belonging to his client, August Krieter. The cause is here on writ of error.

The testimony of the People shows that between October 3 and October 9, 1933, Krieter employed defendant to re-finance a defaulted mortgage loan of $14,000 and paid him an attorney’s fee of $700 and also $523 to pay back taxes; that defendant represented the loan could be refinanced for not more than $8000 out of which the attorney fee and taxes would be refunded; that he made no effort to secure the new loan and…