Principle

CONTRACT LAW — Guarantee — Liability of Guarantor Independent of Principal Debtor Default

Area of law
CONTRACT LAW
Court
Supreme Court

A guarantee may create either secondary liability (guarantor pays only after principal debtor defaults) or primary liability (guarantor makes himself the real debtor). Where the guarantor assumes primary liability, the creditor may proceed directly against the guarantor without first demanding payment from or proving default…

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