BANKERS INS. CO. v. STATE

No. 37,080-CA.

843 So.2d 641 (2003)

BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE of Louisiana, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 11, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, for Appellant.

Jerry Jones, District Attorney, Cynthia P. Lavespere, Assistant District Attorney, William Noland, for Appellee.

Before GASKINS, MOORE and KOSTELKA (Pro Tempore), JJ.


GASKINS, J.

The State of Louisiana appeals from a trial court judgment granting a petition for nullity of judgment on a bond forfeiture. The state contends that the trial court erred in not dismissing the petition on the basis of prescription. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

FACTS

David Leslie Methvin was charged with felony theft in a criminal case in the Fourth Judicial District in Ouachita Parish. On or about April 11, 1994, Bankers...

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