{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2837","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2837","heading":"","body":"In interpreting the terms of a contract of suretyship, the same rules are to be observed as in the case of other contracts. Except as provided in section 2794, the position of a surety to whom consideration moves is the same as that of one who is gratuitous.","path":["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 7. Position of Sureties [2832. - 2856.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"d05e3650d6ed0cbbd823272a7738d75b74374496328162ef10bab3ed8ee96b45","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2832","next":"us-ca/civ-2838"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}