{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-26-4","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 26-4","heading":"Subrogation of surety paying debt of deceased principal.","body":"Whenever a surety, or his representative, shall pay the debt of his deceased principal, the claim thus accruing shall have such priority in the administration of the assets of the principal as had the debt before its payment. (1829, c. 23; R.C., c. 110, s. 4; Code, s. 2096; Rev., s. 2843; C.S., s. 3964.)","path":["Chapter 26. Suretyship."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_26/GS_26-4.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:59:07Z","sha256":"42890e5c2e43cd6fb20a9d734ae7cb0c1580107c9ff3cb2b058a7dfae0b8e9a3","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-26-3.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-26-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}