Tchorz v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Louis W. Tchorz was convicted in a bench trial of the offense of theft by conversion, and he appeals.

The evidence adduced at trial showed that appellant, a licensed insurance agent, was the proprietor of the Lou Tchorz Insurance Agency in Columbia County on May 18, 1989, when Samuel Jones completed an application for automobile insurance to cover a 1987 Chevrolet Celebrity. Jones listed the applicant as Cora Jones, his wife, and signed her name, paying appellant $443 in cash for the first year’s premium. The application showed the effective date of the policy as May 26, 1989.…