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Topolewski v. State

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Topolewski v. State
CourtWisconsin Supreme Court
Full case name Topolewski, Plaintiff in error, v. The State, Defendant in error
DecidedDecember 4, 1906 (1906-12-04)
Citation109 N.W. 1037; 130 Wis. 244
Court membership
Judges sittingJohn B. Cassoday, John B. Winslow, Roujet D. Marshall, Joshua Eric Dodge, Robert G. Siebecker, James C. Kerwin
Case opinions
Decision byMarshall
Keywords

Topolewski v. State, 130 Wis. 244, 109 N.W. 1037 (Wis. 1906), is a United States criminal case involving the trespass element in a staged larceny.[1]: 950–1  Topolewki asked an employee of a company to place its product (barrels of meat) on the loading dock for Topolewski to pick up without paying.[1]: 950–1  The company was made aware of Topolowski's scheme and the barrels were placed on the dock, which were then picked up by Topolewski without interference by anyone at the company who observed Topoloswky taking the barrels.[1]: 950–1  The higher court overturned Topolweski's conviction because trespass was an element of larceny at that time, and the company had effectively delivered possession of the barrels to Topolweski by placement on the dock where such barrels are normally picked up by customers, and because he obtained possession by means of this form of delivery.[1]: 950–1 

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  1. ^ a b c d Criminal Law - Cases and Materials, 7th ed. 2012, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder, ISBN 978-1-4548-0698-1, [1]