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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 87 - CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS (§§ 87-1-1 — 87-9-1)
Chapter 5 - PRINCIPAL AND SURETY (§§ 87-5-1 — 87-5-13)
- Section 87-5-1 - Surety discharged if creditor fails to sue the principal debtor when notified
- Section 87-5-3 - Surety paying or tendering the debt
- Section 87-5-5 - Surety company may maintain action against defaulting principal
- Section 87-5-7 - Surety or indorser, when sued alone, must notify principal and make defense
- Section 87-5-9 - Surety paying a judgment
- Section 87-5-11 - Bona fide purchasers and encumbrancers protected
- Section 87-5-13 - Execution against principal and sureties; how served
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