State v. Boston

Superior Court of Delaware

State v. Boston

2 Del. 529

DecidedJuly 5, 1834

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State v. Boston, 2 Del. 529 (Del. Ct. App. 1834).

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Coin embraced by the term chattels.

On an objection that an indictment for stealing certain pieces of coin called dollars, the "goods and chattels" of H. S., could not be sustained, on the ground that they were not goods or chattels; it wasruled, that money or coin is embraced under the term chattels in our statute; that if it was not so, stealing it could not be punished. Sussex, 1834. State vs. Boston.

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Coin embraced by the term chattels.

On an objection that an indictment for stealing certain pieces of coin called dollars, the "goods and chattels" of H. S., could not be sustained, on the ground that they were not goods or chattels; it wasruled, that money or coin is embraced under the term chattels in our statute; that if it was not so, stealing it could not be punished. Sussex, 1834. State vs. Boston.

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2 Del. 529, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/state-v-boston-delsuperct-1834.