Hess v. Sasso

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• the word “steal” is a term of art which includes the criminal taking or conversion by way of larceny, embezzlement, or false pretenses
• relationship necessary to crime of embezzlement one of trust and confidence
• question of fact for jury was whether dealings between investment broker and customers made him their debtor for money or property, or made him their agent under a trust and confidence to use their money only as specifically directed

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).