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People v. Dukatt

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 16, 1948
81 N.E.2d 93 (N.Y. 1948)

Opinion

Argued June 7, 1948

Decided July 16, 1948

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, ANDREWS, M.

Edward Halle for appellants.

Frank S, Hogan, District Attorney ( Harold Roland Shapiro and Whitman Knapp of counsel), for respondent.


Judgments reversed and new trials ordered upon the ground that the undisputed evidence is that defendants tendered a check in payment for their lodging and other accommodations upon demand by the hotel; in the absence of competent evidence that the check was worthless, such tender overcomes the presumption created by section 925 of the Penal Law. No opinion.

Concur: LOUGHRAN, Ch. J., LEWIS, DESMOND, THACHER, DYE and FULD, JJ. Taking no part: CONWAY, J.


Summaries of

People v. Dukatt

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 16, 1948
81 N.E.2d 93 (N.Y. 1948)
Case details for

People v. Dukatt

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. HARRY DUKATT…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jul 16, 1948

Citations

81 N.E.2d 93 (N.Y. 1948)
81 N.E.2d 93