Supreme Court of Kansas April 11, 1970, 45,618 (State v. Parrish)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hatcher, C.:

The defendant, C. C. Parrish, was charged with, and convicted of, burning insured property, the Parrish Hotel, Great Bend, Kansas, and the burning of the personal property of another.

On Sunday, October 8, 1967, a fire destroyed the Parrish Plotel.

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The hotel was owned by the defendant who was in Washington, D. C.