Curington v. State

Citations

• 80 Fla. 494
• 86 So. 344

Syllabus

<p>■1. Hogs are within the description of property which is made the subject of larceny under Sec. 3288, -Gen. Stats, of 1906, Florida Compiled Laws of 1914, and the larceny of hogs of the value of twenty dollars or more is punishable under this statute.</p> <p>2. The term “chattels” embraces generally every species of property, movable or'immovable, which is less than a freehold.</p> <p>3. Personal chattels are things movable which may be carried about by the owner, such as- animals, household stuff, money, jewels, corn, garments, and everything else that can be put in motion and transferred from one place to another.</p> <p>4. Upon a charge of larceny where there is conflict in the evidence as to the intent with which the property was taken, or it is of such a character as to legitimately authorize an inference of a felonious purpose, then', the matter should be submitted to the jury without any intimation from the trial court as to the force of presumptions of fact arising from any portion of the testimony.</p>