Article 3056

Right of contribution among co-sureties ACTIVE

A surety who pays the creditor may proceed directly or by way of subrogation to recover from his co-sureties the share of the principal obligation each is to bear. If a co-surety becomes insolvent, his share is to be borne by those who would have borne it in his absence.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1987, No. 409, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988

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@misc{lacivcode-art-3056,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 3056},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/3056},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}