Frontier Insurance Co. v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Frontier Insurance Company and Gulf Bonding Company appeal the denial of their motion to set aside final forfeiture and judgment on their bond, raising the following issues as error:
I. AN APPEARANCE BOND IS TERMINATED AND THE SURETIES ON THE BOND ARE RELEASED FROM LIABILITY AFTER THE DEFENDANT IS CONVICTED.
II. THE SURETY ON AN APPEARANCE BOND IS ENTITLED TO NOTICE THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS BEEN CONVICTED AND ENTITLED TO NOTICE PRIOR TO THE DEFENDANT’S RELEASE FROM CUSTODY AFTER CONVICTION.
¶ 2. Finding error, we reverse and render.
FACTS
¶ 3. Frontier Insurance Company…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lee v. LawsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1979
- Ex parte WilletteMississippi Supreme Court · 1953
- Nix v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
- Lee v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1875
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