A surety may maintain an action against his principal to obtain indemnity against the debt or liability for which he is bound, before it is due, whenever any of the grounds exist upon which an order may be made for arrest of a debtor, or for an attachment.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1341.20
Surety may have action for indemnity before debt due
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Schirm v. Auclair (1984)
Most recently applied in Schirm v. Auclair (October 1984)
Effective: October 1, 1953; Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.