{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2847","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2847","heading":"","body":"If a surety satisfies the principal obligation, or any part thereof, whether with or without legal proceedings, the principal is bound to reimburse what he has disbursed, including necessary costs and expenses; but the surety has no claim for reimbursement against other persons, though they may have been benefited by his act, except as prescribed by the next section.","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":"0841052e1a844cd524b520afe1659ba82f1ea764a2c4cc5945e186ec32591fc6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2846","next":"us-ca/civ-2848"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}