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Article 1368
Des effets du Cautionnement
Titre XXVIII:
Du Cautionnement
(On Suretyship)
Chapitre II:
Des effets du Cautionnement
(On the Effects of Suretyship)
La caution qui paye la dette, est subrogée aux droits et actions du créancier.
Life lesson:
Pay the debtor's debt as surety, and you step into the creditor's shoes — with all their rights and remedies.
Notes:
Legal subrogation: paying surety acquires creditor's rights, actions, privileges, and securities. Automatic upon payment.