Text of the provision
Art. 2064. The guarantor of a guarantor shall enjoy the benefit of excussion, both with respect to the guarantor and to the principal debtor.
(1836)
Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
The guarantor of a guarantor (sub-guarantor) enjoys excussion as to both the guarantor and the principal debtor.
Related provisions
- Article 2063 — Compromise and the Guarantor.
- Article 2065 — Benefit of Division.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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