Cap. 16 · Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Cap. 16 Art. 1946Right of relief of surety where there are several debtors jointly and severally liable.
Title II of Book Third of the Code of Organization and Civil
When there are several principal debtors jointly and severally bound for the same debt, the person who stands surety for all of them, has against each one of them a right of relief for the whole of the amount he has paid.