California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 13 — Suretyship, Article 4 — Liability of Sureties, Section 2809
The obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; and if in its terms it exceeds it, it is reducible in proportion to the principal obligation.
Notes
Limits a surety’s obligation so it may be neither greater in amount nor otherwise more burdensome than the principal’s obligation. If the surety’s stated terms exceed the principal obligation, the surety obligation is reduced proportionately to match the permissible scope of the principal obligation.
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