SDCL § 20-7-12: Joint debtors not released by release of one--Right of contribution.
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- TITLE 20. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
- CHAPTER 20-7. ACCORD AND SATISFACTION, NOVATION AND RELEASE OF OBLIGATIONS
A release of one of two or more joint debtors does not extinguish the obligations of any of the others, unless they are mere guarantors; nor does it affect their right to contribution from him.
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