604 Liability of Surety Coextensive With Principal

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

In the absence of limitations in the contract or statute, the liability of a surety is coextensive with that of its principal.

The general rule as to liability of a surety was stated in Sorensen v. Robert N. Ewing, General Contractor, 8 Ariz. App. 540, 448 P.2d 110 (1968), as follows: “In the absence of limitations in the contract, the liability of a surety on a performance bond is coextensive

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