Boeykens v. Slocum

Plaintiffs, residents of Florida, filed an ex contractu action for damages against defendants, residents of Argentina, So. America. Incident thereto plaintiffs caused to be issued a writ of garnishment before judgment, against a local bank in which the non-resident defendants maintained an account. The garnishee filed an answer. Thus, in absence of jurisdiction, over the persons of the defendants, the action would be one limited to in rem recovery.

The defendants, based on lack of personal jurisdiction over them, filed a special appearance motion by which they sought to contest the validity of…