Bankers Insurance Co. v. State

JiSAUNDERS, Judge.

The facts are essentially uncontradicted and mirror those of State v. Berry, 29,359, 29,360 (La.App. 2 Cir. 4/2/97), 691 So.2d 375.

PROLOGUE

On February 20, 1995, the State charged Frank Francis with felony theft, and appellant, Bankers Insurance Company, placed a $2,500.00 bail bond to obtain his release. Francis failed to appear for his arraignment on April 11,1995, prompting the court to sign a judgment of bond forfeiture on April 26, 1995. On October 5, 1995, Francis appeared in open court ón a motion to reduce his bond. No representative of ^Bankers Insurance Company was…