§14. Release with reservation of rights
Subject to section 13, the obligee's release or discharge of one or more of several obligors, or of one or more of joint, or of joint and several obligors shall not discharge co-obligors, against whom the obligee in writing and as part of the same transaction as the release or discharge, expressly reserves his rights; and in the absence of such a reservation of rights shall discharge co-obligors only to the extent provided in section 15. [PL 1965, c. 351, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 351, §1 (NEW).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Chapter 1: PARTIES AND TITLE OF ACTIONS
Subchapter 2: MODEL JOINT OBLIGATIONS ACT
14 §12. Discharge of co-obligor by judgment
14 §13. Payments credited to co-obligors
14 §14. Release with reservation of rights
14 §15. Release without reservation of rights