Noyola v. Norske Lloyd Ins. Co.

The Norske Lloyd Insurance Company, Limited, brought this action to annul a judgment which had been rendered against it by default. The action was dismissed on an exception of no right or cause of action, and plaintiff has appealed.

The original suit against the insurance company was filed in the parish of Orleans on December 9, 1921. Citation was issued on the same day, and, together with a copy of the petition, was served, according to the sheriff’s return, on the defendant by service in person on James J. Bailey, secretary of state, in the parish of East Baton Rouge, on December 12, 1921.…