Missouri Court of Appeals October 26, 2000, No. 23370 (State v. Ethridge)

KERRY L. MONTGOMERY, Judge.

C & M Bonding, Inc. (C & M) appeals from a judgment of $1,000 entered as a result of a bond forfeiture. C & M, as surety, posted a bail bond for Defendant Paul W. Ethridge after he was charged with the felony of passing a bad check.

Subsequently, Defendant failed to appear for his scheduled court date, and the State filed a “Motion for Judgement on Bond Forfeiture.