Walstad v. Dallas County Bail Bond Board

OPINION

Opinion By Justice BRIDGES.

Marjorie A. Walstad d/b/a Immediate Bail Bonds appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of the Dallas County Bail Bond Board (the board). In a single point of error, Walstad argues the trial court erred in finding that the board was authorized to obtain its own appraisal of real property pledged as security for bail bonds. We reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand this cause for further proceedings.

FACTS

Walstad was licensed to write bail bonds in Dallas County, and her license had an expiration date of April 1996. In January 1996, Walstad…