Bode v. Loeffler

KLINGEMAN, Justice.

This suit involves the construction of the joint and mutual will of Otto and Norma Raeke. The suit was brought by the executor of the estate of Norma Raeke, who sought a declaration by the trial court as to the manner in which he should distribute the property held by him as executor. The heirs of Norma Raeke, the heirs of Otto Raeke, the deceased husband of Norma Raeke, and the Board of Pensions of the Southwest Texas Conference of the Methodist Church (hereinafter called Board of Pensions) were named as defendants. All of the heirs of Otto Raeke either disclaimed or…