Knaser v. Smith

Appellants-defendants, Robert L. Knaser and Knaser’s insurer, Reliance Insurance Company, appeal an order determining the validity of service of process on Appellant-Knaser and failure to dismiss an amended complaint in an action suggesting devastavit. We reverse.

Upon review of the record on appeal and after consideration of the briefs of the parties, we determine that since appellee’s cause of action as alleged against Appellant-Knaser arose prior to July 1, 1973, the effective date of Sections 48.193 and 48.-194, Florida Statutes, Knaser, a resident of the State of Ohio, was not subject to…