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§ 11-103. Contract actions against joint debtors

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial Proceedings

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 11. Judgments (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Judgments--Miscellaneous (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 11-103
§ 11-103. Contract actions against joint debtors
Currentness
In a contract action brought against alleged joint debtors:
(1) The plaintiff need not prove their joint liability as alleged in order to maintain the action;
(2) The plaintiff may recover as in actions in tort against one or more of the defendants who are shown by the evidence to be indebted to the plaintiff; and
(3) Judgment shall be entered in the plaintiff's favor against one or more of the defendants as fully as if the defendant or defendants against whom the plaintiff fails to establish a claim had not been joined in the suit.

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Added by Acts 1997, c. 31, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.
Formerly Art. 50, § 8.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 11-103, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 11-103
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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