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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

§ 2847

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

If a surety satisfies the principal obligation, or any part thereof, whether with or without legal proceedings, the principal is bound to reimburse what he has disbursed, including necessary costs and expenses; but the surety has no claim for reimbursement against other persons, though they may have been benefited by his act, except as prescribed by the next section.

(Enacted 1872.)

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