Legal Term: DISCUSSION

Definition: civil law. A proceeding, on the part of a surety, by which. the property of the principal debtor is made liable before resort can be had to the sureties, this is called the benefit of discussion. This is the law in Louisiana. Civ. Code of Lo. art. 3014 to 3020. See Domat, 3, 4, 1 to 4, Burge on Sur. 329, 343, 348, 5 Toull. p. 544 7 Toull. p. 93, 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1414.

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