International Planning Services, Inc. v. Valle

PONDER, Judge.

Plaintiff appealed from the dissolution of a writ of attachment of property belonging to a nonresident.

The issue is whether the appointment of an attorney to represent the absentee is required at the inception of the proceedings. We affirm.

Plaintiff pled that defendant, a nonresident, has become indebted to it and as a basis for jurisdiction asked for and secured an order of attachment on defendant’s property upon giving of bond. There was no order appointing an attorney to represent the defendant. However, the latter through an attorney bonded out the property. The petition and…