Legal Opinion
People v. Amwest Surrety Insurance Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 24, 1980No. Civ. 57851PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WEISZ, J. *
Appellant, the surety on a bail bond, appeals from an order denying his motion to vacate forfeiture and exonerate the bail.
The facts are clear, and simple enough. When the defendant in a burglary case failed to appear for trial on February 1; 1979, his bail was ordered forfeited, and a bench warrant was ordered to issue. As far as the record shows, he is still at large. Four months thereafter, the surety noticed its motion to vacate the forfeiture and exonerate its bond. The motion was denied.
The thrust of the surety’s argument is very straightforward. In direct terms, it is…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Friends of Mammoth v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- In Re CreglerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- People v. United Bonding InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Henn v. HennCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- People v. Western InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013
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