No such surety shall be compelled, in any action, to pay more than his due proportion of the original demand; and when such surety shall have previously paid any portion thereof, he shall be liable to pay only so much as the amount already paid by him falls short of his due proportion of the original demand.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 433.120
Liability of surety limited
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3327); Prior revisions: 1929 § 2940; 1919 § 12696; 1909 § 11278
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.