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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-7-44. Foreclosure of mortgage or enforcement of security given by principal.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-7-44. Foreclosure of mortgage or enforcement of security given by principal.

If the principal executes any mortgage or gives other security to the surety or endorser to indemnify him against loss by reason of his suretyship, the surety or endorser may proceed to foreclose such mortgage or enforce such other lien or security as soon as judgment shall be rendered against him on his contract.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2142; Code 1868, § 2137; Code 1873, § 2164; Code 1882, § 2164; Civil Code 1895, § 2983; Civil Code 1910, § 3555; Code 1933, § 103-305.