A bill of review in a bond forfeiture case is a proceeding brought for the purpose of reversing a prior judgment.

• A. False
• B. Not applicable
• C. True
• D. Unknown

Answer: (C)

A bill of review is a post-judgment remedy that seeks relief by overturning a final judgment when there were factors (like new evidence, fraud, or some error that prevented a fair outcome) that could not have been addressed earlier. In a bond forfeiture situation, the purpose of filing such a bill is to obtain reversal or relief from the judgment that forfeited the bond, rather than to appeal the case on its merits. Because the essence of a bill of review is to reverse a prior judgment, stating that its purpose in a bond forfeiture case is to reverse the prior judgment accurately captures its function.