California Statutes
§ 2809. — 2809. (Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 453.)
California § 2809.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 3.DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS
Title13.
Part 4.TITLE 13. SURETYSHIP
Art. 4.ARTICLE 4. Liability of Sureties
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Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § 2809. (2026).
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The obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; and if in its terms it exceeds it, it is reducible in proportion to the principal obligation.
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Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 453.
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