Evans v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

This record is before us without a statement of facts or bill of exceptions. It is contended the indictment is not sufficient in that it fails to sufficiently allege the authority of Thompson as the agent of Bankin to make a contract of hiring with appellant. The indictment charges theft of a horse by conversion. After alleging that the horse was the property of Julian Bankin the indictment thus avers: “And the possession having theretofore been acquired by the said 0. E. Evans, by virtue of a contract of hiring and borrowing made by him the said 0. E. Evans with one…