A surety or endorser is entitled to the process of attachment against his principal before payment of the debt under the same circumstances as any other creditor.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 2138; Code 1868, § 2133; Code 1873, § 2160; Code 1882, § 2160; Civil Code 1895, § 2979; Civil Code 1910, § 3551; Code 1933, § 103-301.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 74 Am. Jur. 2d, Suretyship, §§ 58, 143.
C.J.S.- 72 C.J.S., Principal and Surety, §§ 184 et seq., 200.