{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-7-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 10-7-2","heading":"Nature of obligation of surety.","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 10 Commerce and Trade","CHAPTER 7 Suretyship","Article 1 Contract of Suretyship"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.10.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"3c25b2aa7fbf9df3e4c38b9d69ce310ecc669ce976dcb8ceb9893410b71d41f2","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-7-1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-7-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}