{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-7-44","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 10-7-44","heading":"Foreclosure of mortgage or enforcement of security given by principal.","body":"If the principal executes any mortgage or gives other security to the surety or endorser to indemnify him against loss by reason of his suretyship, the surety or endorser may proceed to foreclose such mortgage or enforce such other lien or security as soon as judgment shall be rendered against him on his contract.","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":"08d02ad9f53ae17985dcd7022d0649f86bd41a8c0305562d2ea9bacf2bd72236","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-7-43","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-7-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}