State v. Gilbert

The record discloses the following facts:

About August 1, 1930, defendant purchased and received delivery of about thirty thousand feet of pine lumber from Ernest'E. Hyland, giving in payment thereof his check in the sum of $470 on the Multnomah State Bank, which he represented to Hyland was good. When presented, the bank refused payment because defendant did not have sufficient funds in his bank account to cover it. At the time the check was issued, and at the time of its presentation, defendant had less than $39 on deposit in his checking account.

Upon the trial of the case, the defendant…