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Suretyship

15 January, 2016 - 09:40

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Understand what a surety is and why sureties are used in commercial transactions.
  2. Know how suretyships are created.
  3. Recognize the general duty owed by the surety to the creditor, and the surety’s defenses.
  4. Recognize the principal obligor’s duty to the surety, and the surety’s rights against the surety.
  5. Understand the rights among cosureties.