Royal Surplus Lines Insurance Co. v. Samaria Baptist Church

This is a default judgment case. Petitioner Royal sued Samaria Baptist Church for nonpayment of insurance premiums. Royal unsuccessfully attempted service of process on Samaria’s registered agent. Royal amended its petition and sought substituted service on the Secretary of State of Texas under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act. Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 1396-2.07(B) (Vernon 1980). The Secretary forwarded a copy of the citation and petition to Samaria by certified mail, but the letter was returned “unclaimed.” The trial court rendered a default judgment for Royal after Samaria failed to…