DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.91›TITLE 13. SURETYSHIP 2787-2856›ARTICLE 7. Position of Sureties 2832-2856

§ 2838

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Notwithstanding the recovery of judgment by a creditor against a surety, the latter still occupies the relation of surety.

(Enacted 1872.)

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