United Bonding Co. v. Johnson

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant, a licensed bail bond company pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 43-734 to -747 (Repl. 1977 &Supp. 1985), has previously engaged in posting bail in the City of Jonesboro, in the county of Craighead, and in the Second Judicial Circuit. In February of 1987, appellee Floyd Johnson, acting in his capacity as Sheriff of Craighead County, issued a directive to all of the personnel of his office not to accept bail bonds from appellant. The Sheriff had reason to believe that one of appellant’s agents had bribed one of his employees. At the same time, appellee, Judge…