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The horse was delivered by the prosecutor’s servant to the MBT Shoes prisoner, who mounted him, and, on leaving the yard, said he was going no further MBT than Barnet. He only tory burch outlet proceeded a short way on the road to Barnet, and on the same day sold the horse in Goodman’s-fields for a guinea and a half, including saddle and bridle. The horse was much injured, and appeared to have been (1) Where a party, frauduleiitly and with intent to steal, obtains possession of a chattel with the consent and by the delivery of the owner, under pretence of borrowing, and converts the chattel to his own use, he is guilty of larceny. Starher ». Commonwealth, 7 Leigh, in Surrey, and said he should prisoner (a) 2 Eng. C. C. 137. (i) Id. 119. ridden very hard. The purchaser sold the horse for 21. 15s. The court observed, that the judges, in Pear’s case, had determined, that if a person, at the time he obtained another’s property, meant to convert it to his own use, it was felony. That there was a distinction, however, to be observed in this case, though it was so nice that it might not be obvious to common understandings’; for if they thought that the prisoner, at the time of hiring the horse for the purpose of going to Barnet, really intended to go there, but, finding himself in possession of the horse, afterwards determined to convert it to his own use, instead of proceeding to the place, it would not amount to a felonious taking. That there was yet another point for their consideration ; for though the prisoner really went to Barnet, yet, being obliged by the contract to rc-deliver the horse to the owner on his return, if they thought that he did perform the journey, and that after his return, instead of re-delivering it to the owner, converted it to his own use, he would thereby be guilty of felony, for the end tory burch sale and purpose of the journey was then over. The jury found the prisoner guilty on the first ground, and he was executed. Charlewood’s case, 2 East, P. C. 689 ; 1 Leach, 409. Major Semple’s case was also decided upon the tory burch shoes point of the prisoner’s intention. Under the name of Major Harrold, he had been in the habit of hiring carriages from the prosecutor, a coach-maker, and on the 1st of MBT Shoes Clearance Sept. 1786, he hired the chaise in question, saying, he should want it for three weeks or tory burch flats a month, as he was going a tour round the north.
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