A bill of review in a bond forfeiture case serves to challenge a previously entered judgment.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not applicable
• D. None

Answer: (A)

A bill of review is a post-judgment remedy that allows a party to challenge and potentially set aside a final judgment when there are serious grounds that prevented earlier contest—such as lack of notice, excusable neglect, fraud, or newly discovered evidence. In a bond forfeiture case, when the court enters a judgment forfeiting the bond, a bill of review provides a path to review that judgment and seek relief, often to reinstate the bond or vacate the forfeiture, on those grounds. It’s not the same as an ordinary appeal, which reviews the merits of the decision itself; instead, it targets the entered judgment for correction due to substantive errors or due process issues. Because it directly challenges a judgment that has already been entered, the statement is correct.