Culver v. State

Blandeord, Justice.

Culver was indicted under section 4587 of the code of this State, and couvicted of cheating and swindling. It appears from the evidence for the State that he represented that he was the owner of a certain plantation, of agiven value, upon which he lived, by which representations the prosecutor sold to him certain goods mentioned in the indictment. He also represented the value of the plantation and what he himself was worth over and above his debts. The State showed by evidence which is undeniable that he did not own the plantation upon which he lived, but that he rented…