All the foregoing provisions of this article shall apply to cases where there are more than one surety, so as to enable a surety discharging a joint debt, in whole or in part, either pending the action or after joint or several judgments, to control the same against his cosureties for the purpose of compelling them to contribute their respective shares of the amount so paid by him.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 8-3-1 - Relationship of Joint Makers of Notes, Bills, Etc.
Section 8-3-2 - Rights of Surety Who Has Paid Debt.
Section 8-3-3 - Remedies Given Sureties Not Exclusive.
Section 8-3-4 - Tender by Surety Discharges Surety.
Section 8-3-5 - Rights of Surety Against Principal Upon Payment of Debt.
Section 8-3-6 - Suretyship May Be Proved by Parol.
Section 8-3-7 - Rights of Surety Sued Separately and Paying Judgment.
Section 8-3-8 - Payments by Surety Pending Action.
Section 8-3-9 - Contribution by Cosureties.
Section 8-3-10 - Control of Judgment by Endorser Upon Payment of Debt.
Section 8-3-11 - Surety Paying Debt Subrogated to Rights of Creditor.
Section 8-3-12 - When Surety Not to Confess Judgment.
Section 8-3-14 - Provisions of Chapter Inure to Benefit of Personal Representatives.