{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-7-45","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 10-7-45","heading":"Proof of suretyship — By parol.","body":"If the fact of suretyship does not appear on the face of the contract, it may be proved by parol, either before or after judgment (the creditor not being delayed in his remedy by such collateral issue between the principal and his surety), if before judgment the surety shall give notice to the principal of his intention to make such proof.","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":"3c9d2c9eeeef9c8d4e428bb029ac26748cb5fc6e2d54cbfa287cfa63e0e50048","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-7-44","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-7-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}