Lawson v. Benson

The appellee Clark C. Benson, a nonresident, filed a proceeding in Florida against an ex-wife for certain relief relating to child custody. It ended ineffectively, and with his attorney claiming an unpaid balance of fees. Thereafter, through a different attorney, Benson filed another custody proceeding against the ex-wife in Dade County. While here as a party and witness in that second proceeding, he was sued for fees by the lawyer who had represented him in the earlier proceeding. His motion to quash the service and dismiss the cause, on the ground that he was immune from service of process,…