Surety Insurance Company of California v. State

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

This is a writ of error which presents for review a default judgment rendered in an appeal bond forfeiture proceeding. In this Court a writ of error is rare, but it may be used to review some bond forfeiture judgments. See Articles 44.42 and 44.43, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.; Ayers et al. v. State, 66 Tex.Cr.R. 281, 146 S.W. 171 (1912); Finley v. State, 89 Tex.Cr.R. 224, 230 S.W. 420 (1921).

Article 44.42, V.A.C.C.P., provides:

“An appeal may be taken by the defendant from every final judgment rendered upon a personal bond, bail bond or bond taken for the prevention or…