Daugherty v. State

The plaintiff in error, Abraham Daugherty, Jr., hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was convicted for misapplication of contract payments under T.C.A. sec. 64-1140 and was sentenced to a term of sis months in the county jail.

The defendant entered into a written contract with Boy Vermillion, the prosecutor, on March 26, 1963, for the construction of a house for the consideration of $19',-000.00. By the terms of the contract the defendant, a building contractor, was to furnish the materials, supplies and labor. Defendant stopped construction on the house about November 15, 1963, without…