Cap. 16 · Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Cap. 16 Art. 1942Right of relief of surety against principal debtor.
Title II of Book Third of the Code of Organization and Civil
(1) A surety who has paid has a right to relief against the principal debtor, whether the suretyship has been contracted with the consent of the debtor or without his knowledge.
(2) This right of relief shall extend both to the capital and to the interest and expenses:
Provided that with regard to expenses, the surety has no right to relief except for those incurred after he has, by means of a judicial act, given notice to the principal debtor of the molestations which he has sustained.