Read the full judgment text of CACC 000311/1970 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 11 December 1970 before Mills-Owens J, Huggins J, McMullin J.
Criminal law – embezzlement – cheques – proceeds – for or on account of employer – case stated – no case to answer – R. v. Gale – Larceny Ordinance – District Court Ordinance – salesman authorized to collect deposits – cheques made payable to similar name – respondent deposited cheques into own account – whether proceeds received for employer – court applied R. v. Gale – difficulty in crediting cheques immaterial – appeal allowed – trial resumed
Legal issues: Embezzlement of proceeds of cheques received for employer
Outcome: Appeal allowed; decision of District Judge reversed; trial directed to be resumed.