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O.C.G.A. § 10-7-2: Nature of obligation of surety.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 10 Commerce and Trade
- CHAPTER 7 Suretyship
- Article 1 Contract of Suretyship
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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