People v. Shields

New York Court of Appeals
People v. Shields, 194 N.E. 407 (N.Y. 1935)
266 N.Y. 200; 1935 N.Y. LEXIS 1358
<italic>Per Curiam.</italic>

People v. Shields

Opinion of the Court

*202 Per Curiam.

The question whether defendant willfully burned or set on fire the building or structure described in the indictment, with intent to prejudice or defraud the insurer of the tenant’s insurable interest in improvements and betterments to the building, may be submitted to the jury upon the new trial.

The order should be affirmed.

Lehman, O’Brien, Hubbs, Loughran and Finch, JJ., concur; Crane, Ch. J., and Crouch, J., dissent.

Order affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Eugene J. Shields, Respondent
Cited By
5 cases
Status
Published