LEMMON, Justice.
This is an appeal by Rockwood Insurance Company from a judgment dismissing its motion to set aside an earlier judgment forfeiting Rockwood's bail bond that had been furnished to insure defendant's appearance in court. We hold that the 14-month delay between the motion to forfeit the bond when defendant failed to appear and the entry of judgment forfeiting the bond operated to discharge the surety from its obligations under the bond.
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