State v. Barnett

Hale, J. —

Defendant, using the name Lee Thompson, worked as a bookkeeper for Smith-Florence, Inc., maintain ing the payroll and a record of accounts payable. Frequently she prepared checks on her typewriter for the signature of Thomas Fenner, the company’s production manager. On some occasions before Mr. Fenner signed a check, she would imprint the face amount on it with the company’s locked-type check protector to which she had a key. On other occasions, however, she used the check protector after Mr. Fenner had signed the check. She now appeals from a conviction of forgery for raising a…