Herring v. Morton

Conley Byrd, Justice.

Appellant Rodney Herring as the surety on an appearance bond in a child custody proceeding appeals from an order of the court forfeiting the bond and directing its payment to appellee Nye Morton, Jr. For reversal of the trial court’s order he contends that the trial court erred in continuing the bond and in ordering a forfeiture and that if the bond should be upheld the proceeds should be paid to Hempstead County and not to the appellee Nye Morton, Jr.

The record shows that appellant’s daughter, Linda Herring Morton, now Linda Morton Dillion was divorced from appellee on…