South Dakota § 56-2-6 - Neglect of creditor to proceed against principal at request of surety--Surety exonerated to the extent which he is prejudiced.
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§ 56-2-6. Neglect of creditor to proceed against principal at request of surety--Surety exonerated to the extent which he is prejudiced.
A surety may require his creditor to proceed against the principal or to pursue any other remedy in his power which the surety cannot himself pursue and which would lighten his burden, and if in such case the creditor neglects to do so, the surety is exonerated to the extent to which he is thereby prejudiced.
Source: SDC 1939, § 26.0207.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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