Appeal Bond to Supreme Court of Mississippi with Supersedeas
IN THE ___________ COURT OF THE ________ JUDICIAL
DISTRICT OF ____________ COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
________________________
PLAINTIFF
NO. ________
VS.
________________________
DEFENDANT
APPEAL BOND TO SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI
WITH SUPERSEDEAS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF ____________________
BECAUSE IN THIS CAUSE pending in the ________________ Court of the _______________ Judicial District of ___________________ County, Mississippi, a final judgment was entered in favor of _________________, plaintiff,against __________________, [one of the] defendant[s], on ______________, 20___, and defendant's post-trial motions were denied, the defendant, ____________________, desires to prosecute an appeal to the Supreme Court of Mississippi with supersedeas pursuant to Mississippi Rule of Civil Procedure 62 and M.R.A.P. Rule 8.
KNOW ALL BY THIS BOND, that we, ________________, as principal, and ______________, a guaranty or surety company authorized to do business in the State of Mississippi, are held and firmly bound unto plaintiff ____________________, or [his/her/its] administrators, executors, successors or assigns, in the penal sum of $__________________ for which payment to be made, we bind ourselves, our successorsand assigns, jointly and severally.
THE CONDITION OF THE FOREGOING OBLIGATION is that, if the defendant, ______________, shall prosecute this appeal with effect in the Supreme Court of Mississippi and shall satisfy the judgment complained of in full, together with costs, interest, penalties, and damages, if for any reason the appeal is dismissed or if the judgment is affirmed, or shall satisfy in full such modification of the judgment and such costs, interest and damages as the Supreme Court of Mississippi or the Court of Appeals may adjudge against the defendant, then this obligation will be void; otherwise, it will remain in full force and effect.
| [Principal] |
| BY: s/ _________________________ |
| [Principal or Attorney] |
| [Guaranty or Surety Company] |
| BY: s/___________________________ |
| Agent and Attorney-in-Fact |
| [Guaranty or Surety Company] |
| [Address] |
THIS SUPERSEDEAS BOND AND SURETY ARE APPROVED and the judgmentcomplained of is stayed pending appeal on this the _______________day of ____________, 20___.
___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________Clerk,
______________________________County, Mississippi
* The address should be an address to which the clerk of the trial court can send notice of a motion to enforce liability. See M.R.A.P. 8(d).