Odiorne v. State

This is an appeal from a judgment final upon a forfeited bail bond. The sureties were served with a notice of the judgment nisi, and appeared at the next term of the court and filed their answer, setting up several causes why judgment final should not be rendered against them. The district attorney moved to strike out the answer, because the same was not sworn to, and for other cause. The motion was sustained, the answer stricken out, and judgment final entered. We think there is error in the ruling and judgment of the court, and for which the judgment must be reversed.

The statute does not…