Langley v. Denton

I cannot agree with the trial court’s holding that the purpose of the bond was to prevent appellee from having to go into another jurisdiction to defend any legal action or to protect his rights in regard to his children. We did not so hold in Herring v. Norton, 248 Ark. 718, 453 S.W. 2d 400. We said that the purpose of the bond was to insure compliance with the orders of the court and to give some security to the parties litigant. We simply held that, upon forfeiture of the bond, its proceeds should not go into the county treasury, but should be held in the registry of the court for the use…