Legal Opinion
State v. French
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 24, 1997No. 20340-5-IIPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSeinfeld, J.
— Amwest Surety Insurance Company appeals the forfeiture of a $75,000 appearance bond it executed on behalf of defendant James Robert French. Am-west contends that by operation of RCW 10.64.025, the bond was exonerated upon French’s conviction and that French, who also was the owner of the bail bond company posting the bond, lacked the authority to bind Amwest to a new bond. Amwest further contends that it had the right to file an affidavit of prejudice as a new party to the action. We agree that the bail bond was exonerated at the time of French’s conviction. Because French did not file a…
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