Chapter

SURETYSHIP

O.C.G.A. § 10-7-1— Contract of suretyship or guaranty defined; liability of surety generally
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-2— Nature of obligation of surety
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-3— Suretyship not extended by implication
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-4— Form of contract immaterial
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-20— Effect of release of or compounding with surety
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-21— Novation; effect
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-22— Discharge of surety by increase of risk
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-23— Refusal to deliver evidence of debt and securities on tender of amount of debt as discharging surety
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-24— Refusal to sue principal after notice by surety as discharge
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-25— Extending liability
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-26— Promise to pay in ignorance of discharge
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-27— Provisions of Uniform Commercial Code to control
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-28— Process sued out and judgment entered against surety as such
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-29— Judgment against principal and surety at same time
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-30— Bad faith refusal of corporate surety to perform suretyship contract
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-31— Rights of certain parties claiming protection under a payment bond or security deposit; notice of commencement of work
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-40— Attachment against principal
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-41— Right of surety or endorser to recover amount paid, interest, and costs
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-42— Effect of judgment against surety
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-43— Recovery of usury paid by surety
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-44— Foreclosure of mortgage or enforcement of security given by principal
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-45— Proof of suretyship by parol
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-46— Proof of suretyship after judgment
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-47— Control of execution and judgment by surety; subrogation to plaintiffs rights
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-48— Control of execution and judgment by surety when sued separately
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-49— Payment pending action; judgment for plaintiff for use of surety
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-50— Compelling contribution from cosureties after paying more than equal share; effect of cosurety’s insolvency
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-51— Interest on sum recovered as contribution
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-52— Duty to account for indemnification from principal; compelling transfer of security from principal
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-53— Controlling action on against cosureties
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-54— Endorser’s right to control judgment on debt and execution thereon
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-55— Protection of bona fide purchasers when surety controls judgment
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-56— Subrogation to rights of creditor; priority of claim
O.C.G.A. § 10-7-57— Substitution in place of creditor as to securities held by creditor