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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-7-57. Substitution in place of creditor as to securities held by creditor.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-7-57. Substitution in place of creditor as to securities held by creditor.

A surety who has paid the debt of his principal shall also be entitled to be substituted in place of the creditor as to all securities held by him for the payment of the debt.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2156; Code 1868, § 2151; Code 1873, § 2177; Code 1882, § 2177; Civil Code 1895, § 2996; Civil Code 1910, § 3568; Code 1933, § 103-502.