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2016 Georgia Code
Title 10 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 7 - Suretyship
Article 3 - Rights of Surety Against Principal, Cosureties, and Third Persons
§ 10-7-53. Compelling contribution -- Controlling action on debt and judgments therein

GA Code § 10-7-53 (2016) What's This?

Code Sections 10-7-40 through 10-7-49 shall apply to cases where there is more than one surety, so as to enable a surety discharging a joint debt, in whole or in part, either pending the action or after joint or several judgments, to control the same against his cosureties for the purpose of compelling them to contribute their respective shares of the amount so paid by him.

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