Moore v. Allen

544 S.W.2d 448 (1976)

L. D. MOORE, Appellant,

v.

Walter H. ALLEN et al., Executors and the First United Methodist Church of Marlin, Texas, Appellees.

No. 5614.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

October 21, 1976.

Rehearing Granted November 18, 1976.

Robert G. Carter, Marlin, for appellant.

John B. Henderson, Jr., Cameron, Jack Welch, Marlin, Wiley Stem, Danny C. Wash, Waco, for appellees.

OPINION

JAMES, Justice.

This is a suit for declaratory judgment to construe three holographic codicils. The primary question before us is whether the latest codicil, that dated October 19, 1974, is mandatory or…