Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000439/1985 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. The Appellant was convicted of obtaining $2,000 by deception i.e. by falsely representing that his cheque would be a good and valid order for the sum of $2,100. He gave the cheque to a finance company in the process of obtaining a loan of $2,000. It was drawn upon an account that had long been closed. He and his sole witness insisted that he had informed the finance company, which nevertheless persisted in requiring and accepting that cheque.