Barbas v. Carras

This is a will contest.

On January 19,1954, a Seattle resident, George H. Matsas, an elderly bachelor of Greek extraction, made a will devising substantially all of his property to petitioner, Evangelos Barbas. On February 1, 1954, he revoked former wills and made a new one devising substantially all of his property to defendant George Carras and a cousin in Greece, equally. He died February 4, 1954. His February will was admitted to probate, and petitioner Barbas, a beneficiary under the January will but not under the one admitted, instituted this will contest.

The trial court made findings of…