1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 28
  3. CHAPTER 11
  4. Part 2
  5. 28-11-215 Exoneration of guarantor indemnified by principal

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 28. CONTRACTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

CHAPTER 11. GUARANTY, INDEMNITY, AND SURETYSHIP

Part 2. Guaranty -- Liability and Exoneration of Guarantor

Exoneration Of Guarantor Indemnified By Principal

28-11-215. Exoneration of guarantor indemnified by principal. A guarantor who has been indemnified by the principal is liable to the creditor to the extent of the indemnity notwithstanding that the creditor, without the assent of the guarantor, may have modified the contract or released the principal.

History: En. Sec. 3655, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5678, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8193, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 2824; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1556; re-en. Sec. 8193, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 30-213.