Legal Opinion

State v. Scanlan

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 8, 1903No. Nos. 13,454—(30)Published

Defendant was indicted in the district court for Hennepin county of the crime of grand larceny in the second degree. A demurrer to the indictment being overruled, the court, Harrison, J., certified to the supreme court for its determination the questions set forth in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.

The defendant was charged, by an indictment duly returned against him, of the crime of grand larcenjr in the first degree. The property alleged to have been stolen was described as composed of certain “files of papers”; also “claims made by” certain persons against the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company; and also certain “bills, being claims” made against the railroad company; and also “one receipted voucher, number 15,315, in favor of” another company, but made by the railroad company; the value of each of these articles being separately stated, and *245amounting in the total to $2,616.15,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LawlessMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
  2. State v. BrinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
  3. Drake v. AuerbachSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
  4. People of the Territory v. McGrathUtah Supreme Court · 1888
  5. State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895

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