Legal Opinion
Minor v. Municipal Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 3, 1990No. A045254PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SMITH, J.
Florida resident Steve Minor posted $18,000 cash bail for a California criminal defendant who subsequently failed to appear, resulting in the San Francisco Municipal Court issuing notice of bail forfeiture and loss of the funds. Minor sued the municipal court and the City and County of San Francisco’s controller (together the city) in the superior court, seeking return of the funds. The superior court granted summary judgment in his favor, concluding that notice of the forfeiture was constitutionally deficient. The city appeals, urging lack of subject matter jurisdiction and…
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