State v. Estlick

TONGUE, J.,

specially concurring.

I agree with the result of the majority opinion, but would reach that result for somewhat different reasons.

Defendant, a claim adjuster for an insurance company, was charged with the crime of obtaining money *82by false pretenses. The conviction of the defendant, after a jury trial, was affirmed by the Court of Appeals, 14 Or App 288, 511 P2d 1250 (1973). Defendant has petitioned for a review of that decision.

The indictment charged that defendant, together with Evans Smith (who operated a construction company), and two of Smith’s relatives (who owned a home),…