... fact that he switched labels for a lower price one built up to appropriation because this was an assumption by the defendant of the owners right to chose what price the goods were to be sold at. Here we can see a problem as the owner had not consented the defendant to switch labels. The offence was committed due to the owner not having consented the defendant. Property can be known as money, houses, etc as explained in section 4(1): 'Property includes money and all other property real or personal including things in action with other intangible property's.' The problem with this part is how to distinguish whether or not it is an offence to steal a certain type of property. For example in the case of Oxford v Moss a student borrowed a copy of an examination paper copied the questions and then returned it. The courts held that he was not ...

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