Georgia § 18-3-8 - Right of surety or endorser upon an instrument of writing to attach property of principal.
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§ 18-3-8. Right of surety or endorser upon an instrument of writing to attach property of principal.
In all cases where a person is surety or endorser upon an instrument of writing and the principal shall become subject to attachment according to Code Section 18-3-1, such surety or endorser may, upon complying with this chapter, have attachment against his principal. The proceedings shall be in all respects the same as in other cases of attachment, and the money raised by the attachment shall be paid to the person holding the instrument of writing. If the surety or endorser has paid the debt, then the money raised upon the attachment or so much thereof as will pay the amount the surety or endorser has paid shall be paid to the surety or endorser. In case the debt is not due at the time judgment is rendered against the principal, execution shall be stayed until the debt is due. (Laws 1820, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 75; Laws 1842, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 88; Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 25, § 27; Code 1863, § 3200; Code 1868, § 3211; Code 1873, § 3279; Code 1882, § 3279; Civil Code 1895, § 4525; Civil Code 1910, § 5070; Code 1933, § 8-107.) Cross references. - Suretyship generally, T. 10, C. 7.
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Section 18-3-8 ("Right of surety or endorser upon an instrument of writing to attach property of principal.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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