In Randy Quaid sues Indiana bail bond company one has to question the grounds for the lawsuit:
INDIANAPOLIS — Actor Randy Quaid has sued an Indianapolis bond company that bailed Quaid and his wife out of jail after they were arrested on squatting charges in California in 2010.
The Indianapolis Star reports (http://indy.st/RagjKM ) the 63-year-old “Independence Day” star sued American Surety in Hamilton County Court, saying the company posted two $50,000 bonds for the couple without being asked, obligating them to repay bonds that they hadn’t requested.
Randy and Evi Quaid were arrested in September 2010 on suspicion that they were living in the guest house of a Montecito, Calif., home they previously owned. Authorities said at the time the Quaids were suspected of causing more than $5,000 in damage.
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American Surety posted two $50,000 bonds for the couple, but the Quaids contend in an April 10 Indiana court filing that they never authorized the company to issue the bonds.
“The Quaids did not enter into a written agreement with American or its agent to provide the $50,000 bonds and did not agree to pay any sums to American or its agent in exchange for the bonds,” their attorney wrote in court documents.
Really? From the article alone one may ask a few questions.
- How well are they doing if they were “squatting” in a guest house in Montecito, CA?
- Would a bail bond company really post two $50,000 bonds without an authorization and agreement to be paid? Doesn’t sound like any bail bond company I know.
- Is it possible that they are simply trying get out of paying for their Failure to Appear charge in California?
