{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-7-40","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 10-7-40","heading":"Attachment against principal.","body":"A surety or endorser is entitled to the process of attachment against his principal before payment of the debt under the same circumstances as any other creditor.","path":["TITLE 10 Commerce and Trade","CHAPTER 7 Suretyship","Article 3 Rights of Surety Against Principal, Cosureties, and Third Persons"],"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":"5e4eeb52e98cc24ee4f43158cbee5f746161ab6be4686da0bad1506f08813f85","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-7-31","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-7-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}