Warmelink v. Tissue

Elizabeth Warmelink, plaintiff, and her husband were returning to their farm at Roth-bury, Michigan, on the night of February 5, 1930. They were seated on the front seat of a Ford Model T automobile which plaintiff was driving. After arriving at Twin Lakes, in order to reach US-21, the main road, they proceeded along the Lakewood road. It is a dark road with but little traffic.

There had been considerable excitement over the fact that Burke, a notorious murderer, was supposed to be at large and in the vicinity of where plaintiff was traveling. A reward of $25,000 had been posted for his…