City of Kansas City v. Fritz

TURNAGE, Judge.

Gary Fritz was convicted after a trial de novo in the circuit court of obtaining money by false pretenses in violation of a city ordinance of Kansas City. On appeal he raises the decisive point that the evidence failed to show reliance of Montgomery Ward when it paid money to him. Reversed.

The facts are not in dispute. Fritz entered the Ward’s store at Metro North Shopping Center and went to the drapery department. When he entered the store he was observed by Jack Sink, the store’s security manager, who followed Fritz because Fritz resembled a person Sink had been trying to…