Russell W. Mason v. Christine Torrellas

Chief Justice Ketchum:

This case concerns a will contest in which the decedent, Christine Ebert, executed two wills: the first in West Virginia in 2012, and the second in New York in 2014, ten days before she died of, among other causes, dementia. Petitioner Russell Mason (“Plaintiff Mason”), the named executor of the West Virginia will, filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Mineral County challenging the validity of the New York will. Respondent Christine Torrellas (“Defendant Torrellas”), the executrix of the New York will, filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiff Mason’s complaint, arguing…