Spencer v. Mattis

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• change by principal parties to underlying contract without surety’s consent causes discharge of surety
• surety’s subrogation rights took precedence over bank’s rights arising from assignment from contractor because the right of subrogation relates back to, and is viewed in equity as having come into existence, when the suretyship obligation was first established

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