Billiet v. Ver Vaecke

This is a will contest. Louise Billiet, who was testator’s housekeeper, is proponent. The children of deceased are contestants. The questions of mental incompetency and undue influence were both submitted to the jury and they found against the will. These issues were tried out on a former occasion in Wayne county with a like result. This court reversed it because the verdict was against the weight of the evidence (214 Mich. 281). The same questions are again involved in this appeal, although a different record is presented.

The deceased was a Belgian by birth. He came to this country in 1892…