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AMWEST SURERTY INS. CO. v. STATE

No. 97-1215.

721 So.2d 408 (1998)

AMWEST SURETY INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 20, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam B. Reiss of Reiss, Hillman & Reiss, Orlando, and Michael J. Maloney, Orlando, for Appellants.

George L. Dorsett, Orange County Attorney, Orlando, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The record shows that in 1992 James Perkins was charged with a crime or crimes. He obtained a $100,000 bond from Amwest Surety Insurance Company through A. Tomlinson's Bail Bond Company. At some point, Perkins committed suicide. Initially the bond was forfeited by court order.

Amwest filed a motion for relief from judgment pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540, on the ground that Perkins' suicide rendered his return pursuant to the...

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