State v. Bradley
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Livingston Circuit Court. — IIon. E. J. Broaddus, Judge. This was au indictment for obtaining goods by false pretenses.
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Appeal from Livingston Circuit Court. — IIon. E. J. Broaddus, Judge. This was au indictment for obtaining goods by false pretenses. It charged that the defendant, Bradley, contriving, designing and intending to cheat and defraud one Elijah T. Austin of his stock of goods, wares and merchandise, did apply to and request the said Austin to sell and barter to him a certain stock of general dry goods and groceries in exchange for a tract of land, and to induce the said Austin to sell and barter said stock, * * and to effect his said .design and intent to cheat and defraud the said Austin, he the…
1Opinion of the CourtHough, J.
After a very careful consideration of this case by all the members of this court, we have reached the conclusion that the indictment is insufficient, and that the judgment of the circuit court should be affirmed. The prosecuting attorney attempted to set out two false pretenses, one in relation to the title, and one in relation to the abstract. The false representation charged to have been made by the defendant, in regard to the abstract, was, that he had an abstract prepared by one Daniel G. Saunders, showing the title to be in him. This representation was not negatived in the indictment.…
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