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CIV § 2799
Where this section sits in the code
- Civil Code - CIV
- DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]
- PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]
- TITLE 13. SURETYSHIP [2787. - 2856.]
- ARTICLE 3. Interpretation of Suretyship [2799. - 2802.]
In an assumption of liability as surety in connection with a contract, the terms of which are not then settled, it is implied that its terms shall be such as will not expose the surety to greater risks than he would incur under those terms which are most common in similar contracts at the place where the principal contract is to be performed.
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