Molitor v. Burns

Plaintiff’s decedent, Nelson L. Bard, was a laborer employed in the woods near Roscommon. On'June 20, 1945, at about 8:30 o’clock in the evening, Bar’d was driving north on US-27 with another man on their way to work in the woods. Trooper Sweet and Corporal Glassford were patrolling south toward Roscommon in a State police car. The officers noticed Bard’s car coming toward them with only one headlight burning and turned around to investigate. Bard pulled off the highway and, while attempting to fix his headlight, the State police pulled up about 3 feet behind him. Trooper Sweet got out and…