Accessory Contract
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
In the civil law. <A contract which is incident or wuxiliary to another or principal contract; such as the engagement of a surety. Poth. Obl. pt.
1, ¢. 1, § 1, art. 2.
A principal contract is one entered into by both partivs on their own accounts, or in the several qualities they assume. An accessory contract is made for assuring the performance of a prior contract, either by the same parties or by others; such as suretyship, mortgage, and pledge. Civil Code La, art.
1771.