In Re Merritt's Estate

As stated by the contestants:

“This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for the county of Kent allowing the last will and testament of Olive Merritt, deceased. The contestants have appealed from this judgment, claiming that the letter sought to be probated is not a will on its face, and that if it is a will, then the court erred in refusing to submit the case to the jury, ’ ’ on questions of fraud and undue influence.

Olive Merritt, in 1917, had been a long-time resident of Grand Kapids and possessed a substantial estate. She was a childless widow. In October, 1917, the probate…