Commonwealth v. Jacobs
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 62. — PROSECUTION AGAINST SAMUEL T. JACOBS FOR EMBEZZLEMENT. — Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Criminal Branch, Joseph Pryor, Judge.
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CASE 62. — PROSECUTION AGAINST SAMUEL T. JACOBS FOR EMBEZZLEMENT. — Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Criminal Branch, Joseph Pryor, Judge. From a judgment of not guilty under a peremptory istruction ,of the Court the Commonwealth appeals' — ■ We submit that in view of the clear decision of this court in the case of Clark v. Commonwealth, 97 Ky., 96, and in the case of Stone v. Commonwealth, 104 Ky., 220, the fact that the defendant (appellee) was entitled to 15 per cent of the money which he collected and appropriated, this court will not sanction any such interpretation of the law as…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Hobson
Certifying law.
Samuel T. Jacobs was employed by the Western & Sbuthem Life Insurance Company, a corporation with headquarters at Cincinnati, as an agent to solicit insurance and collect the premiums. The contract between Jacobs and the company, among other things, contained this provision as to the duty of Jacobs: “To keep true records of the business in the books provided by the company, and to account for and remit to the chief office, in Cincinnati, Ohio, or to the superintendent, as instructed, every week, on the day and in the manner required, all money…
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