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· 6/9/1989

Board of Supervisors v. Southern Cross Coal Corp.

Citations

  • 380 S.E.2d 636
  • 238 Va. 91
  • 5 Va. Law Rep. 2794
  • 1989 Va. LEXIS 113

How courts have described this case

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  • An accommodation surety is entitled to the “strictissimi juris” rule which states that the surety is discharged by any change in the obligation underlying a bond no matter how slight.
  • “The surety’s liability to the obligee is measured by that of the principal.”

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Judges: Russell

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