A surety who has assumed liability for payment or performance is liable to the creditor immediately upon the default of the principal, and without demand or notice.
Cal. Civ. Code § 2807
Liability of Sureties
Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case Bloom v. Bender (1957)
Most recently applied in 194 Cal. App. 4th 891 - Fort Bragg Unified School District v. Colonial American Casualty & Surety Co. (April 2011)
Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 453.
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