Silver Sage Ranch, Inc. v. Lawson

Respondent Lawson, an attorney practicing and residing in California, was named as party defendant along with other defendants, both individual and corporate, in plaintiff-appellant’s action based upon an alleged indebtedness, a second count premised in fraud, and a third premised in misrepresentation. Lawson was served personally in California, and stating that he appeared specially, moved to quash summons for lack of personal jurisdiction. In his Notice of Motion, Lawson added the prayer:

“WHEREFORE, this defendant prays that this action against him be dismissed for want of jurisdiction over…