Legal Opinion
American Bankers Insurance Co. v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 13, 1991No. 89-1474PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Senior Judge:
Appellant American Bankers Insurance Company (“ABI”), the surety on the appearance bond of Kenneth McFarlane, appeals the trial court’s denial of ABI’s motion to reconsider the forfeiture of McFar-lane’s bond that was invoked when McFar-lane failed to appear for trial. ABI contends that it should not be liable on the forfeited bond for two reasons. First, ABI asserts that it did not receive notice of the forfeiture until nearly thirteen months after the entry of forfeiture and one month after the government had decided to nolle prosequi the case. Thus, ABI argues, it was…
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