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Rule 611. Bond

TEXT

The person applying for such warrant shall execute a bond with two or more good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the justice of the peace, payable to the defendant, conditioned that the plaintiff will pay the defendant such damages as he may sustain in case such warrant has been illegally and unjustly sued out, which bond shall be filed among the papers of the cause; and, in case the suit shall be finally decided in favor of the defendant, he may bring suit against the plaintiff and his sureties on such bond, and shall recover such damages as may be awarded to him.

Source: Art. 5228 (part), unchanged.

Oct. 29, 1940, eff. Sept. 1, 1941.

AMENDMENTS

July 21, 1970, eff. Jan. 1, 1971

Repealed by order of June 10, 1980, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.