Huddell v. State
Huddell v. State
Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Plaintiff in error Huddell was convicted under an indictment containing two counts. The first count was under the arson statute and the second count was under the statute providing a penalty for burning with intent to defraud an insurance company.
While there are several questions of error presented, the main question urged is that the verdict and judgment is against the weight of the evidence. The court has read Ihe evidence presented by the bill of exceptions and are of the opinion that there is no evidence to prove the charge of arson under the statute. No house or building was burned. The house belonged to another party, and Huddell was a tenant occupying the house as such. The firemen who discovered and extinguished the fire found that it was confined to some pieces of personal property belonging to Huddell. The facts, therefore, do not bring the case within the arson section. The verdict and judgment as to the first count of the indictment is reversed and the plaintiff discharged,
Both parties may have an exception.
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