Montana § 28-11-420 Principal's Property To Be Taken First

Montana Statutes

§ 28-11-420 — Principal's Property To Be Taken First

Montana § 28-11-420

Title 28CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

Ch. 11GUARANTY, INDEMNITY, AND SURETYSHIP

Part 4Suretyship

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 28-11-420 (2026).

Text

28-11-420 . Principal's property to be taken first. Whenever property of a surety is hypothecated with property of the principal, the surety is entitled to have the property of the principal first applied to the discharge of the obligation.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 3696, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5693, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8208, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 2850; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1571; re-en. Sec. 8208, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 30-507.