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2016 Georgia Code
Title 10 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 7 - Suretyship
Article 1 - Contract of Suretyship
§ 10-7-2. Nature of obligation of surety
GA Code § 10-7-2 (2016) What's This?
The obligation of the surety is accessory to that of his principal; and, if the latter from any cause becomes extinct, the former shall cease of course, even though it is in judgment. If, however, the original contract of the principal was invalid from a disability to contract and this disability was known to the surety, he shall still be bound.
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