Raborn v. Donica

BLANCHE, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Glenn I. Donica, appeals the granting of a default judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee, Robert L. Raborn.

Plaintiff, an attorney, represented defendant’s wife in their divorce proceeding and in all proceedings incidental thereto.

On July 14, 1975, plaintiff, in proper person, sued defendant-husband for $9,459.35, representing attorney’s fees and costs allegedly due him as a result of his representation of defendant’s wife.

On July 29, 1975, within the time required for defendant to answer plaintiff’s petition, defendant filed in the record of the case a…