Jones v. Grand Lodge of Tabernacles of the General Grand Independent Order of Bros. & Sisters of Love & Charity for North & South America, Liberia, & Adjacent Islands, No. 3129

Plaintiff sued on a policy of insurance issued on the life of Cecilia Francois for the sum of ?300, making the plaintiff herein the beneficiary. The insurer is a fraternal organization with its domicile in the state of Louisiana. The suit as originally filed alleged the defendant to be a nonresident corporation and was cited through the secretary of státe. No appearance was made by defendant and plaintiff’s case was proved up on default. From this judgment defendant appeared and perfected an appeal to this court. Later, and during the pendency of the appeal in this court, defendant filed a…