Davis v. Royal-Globe Insurance Companies

SUMMERS, Justice.

Originally this suit was instituted by Charles Davis, as the father of the minors Charles Davis, Jr., and Jerry Davis, claiming damages individually and on behalf of the minors. When it was revealed that Charles Davis was only the natural father of the children, the pleadings were amended to substitute Pauline Green Davis, their mother, who qualified as their provisional tutrix.

Pauline Green Davis was estranged from the father of the children and came with Charles Davis’ mother to New Orleans from Memphis, Tennessee, in June 1963. She rented a furnished apartment on the…