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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.16›TITLE 13. SURETYSHIP 2787-2856›ARTICLE 7. Position of Sureties 2832-2856

§ 2837

California Civil Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

In interpreting the terms of a contract of suretyship, the same rules are to be observed as in the case of other contracts. Except as provided in section 2794, the position of a surety to whom consideration moves is the same as that of one who is gratuitous.

(Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 453.)

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