not addressed the immunity claim of an attorney. They have, however, applied the rule to nonresident suitors and witnesses. Rorick v. Chancey, 130 Fla. 442, 178 So. 112 (1937); Crane v. Hayes, 253 So.2d 435 (Fla.1971); State ex rel. Cox v. Adams, 148 Fla. 426, 4 So.2d 457 (1941); Mullins v. Marks, 353 So.2d 942 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978); Murphy & Jordan, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North America, 278 So.2d 296 (Fla. 3d DCA 1973); Bruner v. Robins, 191 So.2d 567 (Fla. 3d DCA 1966); see State ex rel. Ivey v. Circuit Court of Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 51 So.2d 792 (Fla.1951). We need not decide whether the rule should be construed to protect non-resident attorneys as well. Compare Schmitt v. Lamb, 43 F.2d 770 (5th Cir.1930), aff’d, Lamb v. Schmitt, 285 U.S. 222, 52 S.Ct. 317, 76 L.Ed. 720 (1932) (<HOLDING>); Durst v. Tautges, Wilder & McDonald, 44 F.2d
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