McCormick v. State

Plaintiff in error, hereafter called the defendant, and the deceased, on June 4, 1914, were married; The deceased prior to such marriage was a widow residing at White Cloud, Michigan, and it appears that she was the owner of property inherited from her deceased husband variously estimated at' a value of between $40,000 and $50,000. There is considerable evidence in the record introduced for' the purpose of showing that defendant's object in contracting this marriage was to obtain possession of her property. After the marriage the parties resided for a short period at Grand Rapids, Michigan,…