Legal Opinion
State v. Dunlevie
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 13, 1987No. 87-KK-0276PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
503 So.2d 1004 (1987)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Herbert G. DUNLEVIE.
(In re SOUTH CENTRAL INSURANCE COMPANY).
No. 87-KK-0276.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 13, 1987.
2Per curiam
The court of appeal correctly ruled that a judgment denying a petition for nullity of a bond forfeiture is an appealable judgment.
In State v. Kaercher, 380 So.2d 1365 (La.1980), this court ruled that "[a] proceeding to forfeit a bail bond is a civil proceeding arising out of a contract under private signature between a surety for the defendant and the state." Id. at 1366. However, this court further noted that judicial review of the…
3Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. KaercherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. FayardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
4Cited by7 opinions
- State v. BaileyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- State v. MillerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
- State v. ShiefLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
- State ex rel. LombardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- City Court of Denham Springs Ward II v. CarmenaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
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