Alabama Statutes

§ 8-3-5 — Rights of Surety Against Principal Upon Payment of Debt

Alabama § 8-3-5

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 8Commercial Law and Consumer Protection

Ch. 3Suretyship

Art. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 8-3-5 (2026).

Text

Payment by a surety or endorser of a debt past due entitles him to proceed immediately against his principal for the sum paid, with interest thereon, and all legal costs to which he may have been subjected by the default of the principal.

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Related

Frontier Insurance v. International, Inc.

124 F. Supp. 2d 1211 (N.D. Alabama, 2000)

6 case citations

Developers Surety and Indemnity Company v. Renew Maintenance & Construction, Inc.

(S.D. Alabama, 2018)

Diamantis v. Perfect Home LLC (In Re Diamantis)

380 B.R. 838 (N.D. Alabama, 2007)

Legislative History

(Code 1907, §5388; Code 1923, §9547; Code 1940, T. 9, §81.)

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