Legal Opinion
People v. Argonaut Ins. Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 26, 1977No. Civ. 16371PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FRIEDMAN, J.
A defendant in a felony case failed to appear for trial. The superior court ordered forfeiture of his $5,000 bail bond and eventually entered a summary judgment for that amount against the surety company. The latter unsuccessfully moved to set aside the summary judgment and now appeals from the order of denial.
Alleged lack of jurisdiction is the basis of the surety’s objection. Its thesis is that the municipal court, not the superior court, had exclusive jurisdiction to enter the $5,000 summary judgment, that amount being within the municipal court’s original jurisdiction.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. WilcoxCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
- Sellery v. WardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- People v. WallingCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
- Allstate Leasing Corp. v. SmithCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
3Cited by5 opinions
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