1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 28
  3. CHAPTER 1
  4. Part 16
  5. 28-1-1603 Effect of release of some but not all joint debtors

TITLE 28. CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

CHAPTER 1. OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL

Part 16. Release of Debtor by Creditor

Effect Of Release Of Some But Not All Joint Debtors

28-1-1603. Effect of release of some but not all joint debtors. A release of one of two or more joint debtors does not extinguish the obligation of any of the others unless they are mere guarantors, nor does it affect their rights to contribution from the released debtor.

History: En. Sec. 2082, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4964, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7466, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1543; Field Civ. C. Sec. 743; re-en. Sec. 7466, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 58-511; amd. Sec. 768, Ch. 56, L. 2009.