The surety, even before he has paid, may take action against the debtor and demand securities from him where:
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 2478
Securities Due to Surety · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
the debtor has been given notice to perform his obligation;
the debtor has been declared bankrupt; or
either by reason of the losses the debtor has suffered or as result of a fault commited by him the surety runs a considerably greater risk than when he undertook the suretyship.