Arguments of Counsel and Charge to the Jury in the Case of Adams & Co. v. Alfred A. Cohen

This book contains the arguments presented by Hon. Edward Stanly and T. W. Park, Esq., along with the court's charge to the jury, during the trial of Alfred A. Cohen on a charge of embezzlement. The trial, which took place in March 1856 in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District of California, involved a case brought by H. M. Naglee, receiver, against Alfred A. Cohen. The book also includes biographical information about Alfred A. Cohen, including his birth in London, England (July 17, 1829), his death near Sydney, Nebraska (November 16, 1887), and his significant involvement in the sale of the San Francisco and Alameda Railroad Company's line to the Central Pacific Railroad Company, a transaction followed by a lengthy legal dispute.

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• Cohen, Alfred

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Subjects

• Embezzlement
• Trials
• Railroads
• Capitalism
• History
• 19th century

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