Tunica County v. Hampton Co. National Surety, LLC

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. This appeal involves a dispute between a bail-bonding company and its agent and the sheriff of Tunica County. The question presented is whether a county sheriff has the authority to refuse to accept bonds written by a professional bond agent, who is licensed as a limited surety agent with the Mississippi Department of Insurance. The trial court found that the sheriff did not have such discretion and granted both declaratory and in-junctive relief for the bondsman. Finding error, we reverse.

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¶2. James Hampton Gardner is a professional bond agent…