POLLITT, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
It has been said frequently by humorists that one of the more often told falsehoods of modern times is "the check is in the mail". It is, by the very nature of such a statement, extremely difficult to prove its falsity by direct, positive evidence. As was done in this case, however, the falsity of such a statement is provable by circumstantial evidence.
On March 24, 1981, the appellant, Marilyn D. Smith, was...
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