General Obligations Law § 15-102 · Title 1. Discharge of Joint Obligors
Co-obligor not a party
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§ 15-102. Co-obligor not a party. A judgment against one or more of several obligors, or against one or more of joint, or of joint and several obligors shall not discharge a co-obligor who was not a party to the proceeding wherein the judgment was rendered.
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