Commonwealth v. Coffee

75 Mass. 139
CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
DecidedOctober 15, 1857
StatusPublished

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Bluebook
Commonwealth v. Coffee, 75 Mass. 139 (Mass. 1857).

Opinion

Thomas, J.

The thing taken was property and the subject of larceny. The owner might forfeit and lose the property, if upon proper legal process it should appear that it was procured and held for an illegal purpose, but only upon such proof, and in the method the law points out. Commonwealth v. Rourke, 10 Cush 397. Ewings v. Walker, ante, 95. ‘ Exceptions overruled.

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