Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
COMMERCIAL LAW |
TITLE 15. DEBT COLLECTION -- SPECIAL PROVISIONS |
SUBTITLE 4. ASSIGNMENT OF DEBTS |
§ 15-401. Subrogation of surety
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If a surety in any bond or other obligation for the payment of money or a promissory note, or the endorser of a protested draft, pays or tenders the money due on it in full, he is entitled to an assignment of it and, by virtue of the assignment, may maintain an action in his name against the principal debtor.