R v Jackson and Another
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 05 April 1813 |
| Date | 05 April 1813 |
| Court | High Court |
English Reports Citation: 170 E.R. 1414
IN THE COURTS OF KING'S BENCH AND COMMON PLEAS
Referred to, Phillips v Brooks, [1919] 2 K B 243
[370] Gloucester, coratu, Baylev, J Monday, April 5, 1813 hex v. jackson and another (It is an indictable offence, fraudulently to obtain goods, by giving m payment a cheque upon a banker with whom the party keeps no cash, and which he knows will not be paid ) [Referred to, Philhp* v Brooks, [1919] 2KB 243 J This was an indictment on 30 Geo. II c 24, for obtaining goods on false pretences. The prosecutor was a jeweller at Cheltenham, who was defrauded of goods to a considerable value by the defendants Among other things, for the purpose of deceiving him, they gave him m payment of the goods, a cheque upon Wright and Co , bankers, in Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, with whom it was proved they kept no cash, and had no account. Ludlow, for the defendants, contended, that as far as the cheque was concerned, they were not criminally liable; and cited Rex v Lena, 6 T R 565, in which it was held, that an indictment could not be supported against a, person for delivering a draft on a banker, which he knew he had no authority to draw, and would not be paid; whereby he obtained possession of certain lottery tickets, and defrauded the prosecutor of the...
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