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Rule 31. Surety Not To Be Sued Alone

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No surety shall be sued unless his principal is joined with him, or unless a judgment has previously been rendered against his principal, except in cases otherwise provided for in the law and these rules.

Source: Art. 6251, with minor textual change.

Oct. 29, 1940, eff. Sept. 1, 1941.