People v. Hoeple

Appellant was convicted by a jury of embezzling and converting to his own use $10,000 of the funds of Rands, Inc., a Michigan corporation, located in Detroit. This corporation was practically owned and wholly under the control of William C. Rands. The defense urged was that the accused took and used the $10,000 under the express authority of his employer and that later defendant decided to keep the amount so taken in the belief that he was justly entitled thereto as part payment for money due him from his employer under a specific agreement, the details of which are unimportant for decision…