STATE v. QUINN

No. 48358.

64 N.W.2d 323 (1954)

STATE v. QUINN.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 4, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo A. Hoegh, Atty. Gen. of Iowa, Raphael R. R. Dvorak, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richard M. Ackley, County Atty., Wapello County, Ottumwa, Herman T. Bailey, Asst. County Atty., Ottumwa, for appellant.

Jones, White & Starr, Ottumwa, for appellee.


MULRONEY, Justice.

The question of general interest presented by this appeal by the State of Iowa from a directed verdict of acquittal is whether a partner's obtaining partnership funds by false pretense constitutes the crime of obtaining money by false pretenses defined in Section 713.1, Code 1950, I.C.A. The record shows defendant and Harry W. Stanfield were partners doing business, under the name of Midwest Used Car Sales,

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