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County of Madera v. Ranger Insurance

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 17, 1991No. F015137PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

DIBIASO, Acting P. J.

May the court reinstate a defendant on a previously forfeited bail bond without prior notice to the surety? We answer this question in the negative, and consequently reverse a summary judgment 1 against appellant Ranger Insurance Company (Ranger).

On July 8, 1989, Ranger, through its agent David Weathers Bail Bonds, posted a bail bond in the amount of $6,000 for Jose Luis Villalobos, the defendant in a Madera County Justice Court criminal action. Villalobos was ordered to appear July 21 for a preliminary hearing on the charges. When Villalobos failed to appear on…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Great Lakes Properties, Inc. v. City of El SegundoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
  2. DeYoung v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
  3. People v. United Bonding InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
  4. People v. Wilshire InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
  5. People v. Amwest Surrety Insurance Co.California Court of Appeal · 1980

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. Ranger InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
  2. County of Los Angeles v. Williamsburg National InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
  3. People v. American Bankers InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
  4. People v. Safety National Casualty Corp.California Court of Appeal · 2007
  5. People v. AllenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994

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