Ohio § 2117.31 Estate of deceased joint debtor

Ohio Statutes

§ 2117.31 — Estate of deceased joint debtor

Ohio § 2117.31

Title 21Courts-Probate-Juvenile

Ch. 2117Presentment Of Claims Against Estate

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2117.31 (2026).

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When two or more persons are indebted in a  joint contract, or upon a judgment founded on the joint contract,  and either of them dies, the decedent's estate shall be liable for  the debt as if the contract had been joint and several, or as if  the judgment had been against the decedent alone. This section  shall not affect the rights of a surety, when certified as such,  in a judgment rendered jointly against the surety and the surety's  principal.

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When two or more persons are indebted in a joint contract, or upon a judgment founded on the joint contract, and either of them dies, the decedent's estate shall be liable for the debt as if the contract had been joint and several, or as if the judgment had been against the decedent alone. This section shall not affect the rights of a surety, when certified as such, in a judgment rendered jointly against the surety and the surety's principal.