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D 'purchased' a new automobile from a dealer, and was given possession. D gave a worthless check in the sum of $450 and executed for the balance a conditional sales contract upon which he made no payments. D used the name W. D. Thompson instead of his actual name, which was James Dale Thompson. D was eventually caught and convicted of larceny by trick. D appealed, claiming that he acquired title as an equitable owner to the car and could only be guilty of false pretenses.

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