The surety may claim damages from the debtor where it was owing to the latter’s fault or negligence that the surety had to pay the creditor.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 2471
Damages · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
The amount of such damages shall be fixed in accordance with the general rules on contract.