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Seneca Insurance v. People

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 3, 2007PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCardona, P.J.

Appeal from an order of the County Court of Albany County (Breslin, J.), entered August 8, 2005, which denied petitioners’ application pursuant to CPL 540.30 for, inter alia, remission of the forfeiture of bail.

In March 2002, Roger Major was indicted on six drug and weapons counts. County Court (Herrick, J.) set bail at $80,000, and petitioner Goldstein Costello Agency, LLC (hereinafter *1152petitioner), as agent for petitioner Seneca Insurance Company, posted a surety bond in that amount, for which Major’s mother and brother pledged their house as security. In November 2002, Major was separately…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. General Phoenix Corp. v. CabotNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
  2. Becker v. FaberNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
  3. People v. WirtschafterNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
  4. People v. FiannacaNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
  5. State of New York v. Peerless Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986

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