McClelland v. District Household of Ruth

MOUTON, Judge.

This suit was brought by plaintiff against defendant association for $300 on an insurance policy. •

A judgment by default was confirmed in favor of plaintiff against defendant on January 27, 1933, although an answer had been filed by defendant January 24, 1933, and in time to prevent this confirmation of default, but had been mislaid in a drawer by the deputy clerk of court. ... . •

A motion was filed by Frank B. Smith, attorney for defendant, to set aside this judgment by default, for a new trial, and to have the cause placed on the docket of the court and for a regular trial.

The…