Fontenot v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

ELLIS, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Mrs. Lou Ella LaFleur Fon-tenot and Daniel Burke Fontenot in his capacity as administrator of the estate of his minor child, Gary Keith Fontenot, have appealed from a judgment of the district court dismissing their suit as of non-suit for failure to comply with an order of the lower court which required plaintiffs to make proper provision for court costs within sixty days under penalty of dismissal as of non-suit. The court had, in the inception of the suits by plaintiffs, allowed the latter to proceed in forma pauperis, however, a rule was filed by the defendants to…