State v. Patterson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Stoddard Circuit Court. — Hon. Frank B. Dearmg, Special Judge. (1) The omission was without prejudice to appellant. Any firm or corporation is known and referred to by its firm or corporate style. It could make no difference to the appellant whether the AdlerrGoldman Commission Company was a corporation or a co-partnership composed of one Adler and one Goldman.
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Appeal from Stoddard Circuit Court. — Hon. Frank B. Dearmg, Special Judge. (1) The omission was without prejudice to appellant. Any firm or corporation is known and referred to by its firm or corporate style. It could make no difference to the appellant whether the AdlerrGoldman Commission Company was a corporation or a co-partnership composed of one Adler and one Goldman. Defendant was apprised of the name of the firm, whose money he was charged with embezzling, and it was not material to him whether it was a corporation or a co-partnership. In our daily business we carry on correspondence…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
The defendant was indicted 'in the *100circuit court of Stoddard county under section 3555, Revised Statutes 1889, for embezzling moneys wbicb came into his possession by virtue of his office as sheriff of said county.
Defendant filed motion to quash the indictment upon-various grounds assigned in the motion. The motion was overruled and he saved his exceptions. Upon trial he was found guilty'by the jury, and his punishment fixed at two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. He thereafter in due time filed motions for new trial and in arrest, which were overruled. He appeals.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
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