Legal effects of the fraud originating from the co-surety on the validity of the surety contract and/or the rights of the surety: The victim of the fraud
In case a surety concludes a contract due to fraudulent acts of his co-surety, he may find himself in a rather unenviable position. Remedies for his protection are very limiting. Namely, third parties' fraud only exceptionally leads to the annulment of the contract: if the contracting party is...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, Serbia
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu |
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| Online Access: | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2020/0003-25652001126D.pdf |
| Summary: | In case a surety concludes a contract due to fraudulent acts of his co-surety, he may find himself in a rather unenviable position. Remedies for his protection are very limiting. Namely, third parties' fraud only exceptionally leads to the annulment of the contract: if the contracting party is guilty of fraud; or the contract is gratuitous, which is very questionable for surety contract. The chances for annulment are even fewer if we apply the rules of mistake: mistake as to the debtor solvency represents a mistake as to the motif which is only exceptionally legally relevant. Finally, the right to ask damages from co-surety can also be of limited nature: firstly, there is a risk that the damages cannot be compensated; secondly, an absurd situation may occur that the victim of the fraud cannot reject the contribution claim from the co-surety but he may later on ask damages from him. |
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| ISSN: | 0003-2565 2406-2693 |