Commonwealth v. Davidow

Opinion by

Gawthrop, J.,

Defendant was tried and convicted on an indictment which charged him with obtaining $2,000 from one Andrews by false pretenses made in respect to shares of stock of the Utah Lead Company sold by him to Andrews. The indictment averred that in order to obtain the money defendant represented to Andrews that (1) the stock had a book value of $5 per share, (2) was then and there (on or about August 20, 1924) selling at an advance above $5 per share in the market, and (3) was quickly and easily marketable at the price of $5 per share; that upon the strength of these…