Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427 - 3273.69]
( Heading of Division 3 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 14. ) PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738 - 3273.69]
( Part 4 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 13. SURETYSHIP [2787 - 2856]
( Heading of Title 13 amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 453. ) ARTICLE 7. Position of Sureties [2832 - 2856]
( Heading of Article 7 renumbered from Article 1 (of former Chapter 2) by Stats. 1939, Ch. 453. ) 2847.
If a surety satisfies the principal obligation, or any part thereof, whether with or without legal proceedings, the principal is bound to reimburse what he has disbursed, including necessary costs and expenses; but the surety has no claim for reimbursement against other persons, though they may have been benefited by his act, except as prescribed by the next section.
(Enacted 1872.)