Montana Code Annotated · § 26-3-104 — Principal bound when surety bound
26-3-104. Principal bound when surety bound
Whenever, pursuant to 26-3-102, 26-3-103, 26-3-201, and 26-3-202, a party is bound by a record and the party stands in the relation of a surety for another, the other person is also bound from the time that the person has notice of the action or proceeding and an opportunity at the surety's request to join in the defense.
Source notes
History and annotations
En. Sec. 3200, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7918, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 10562, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 1912; re-en. Sec. 10562, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1001-24; amd. Sec. 557, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Source captured 2026-09-25. Open the official source.