A release of one or two or more joint debtors does not extinguish the obligations of any of the others, unless they are mere guarantors; nor does it affect their right to contribution from him.

SOURCE: CC § 1543.

CROSS-REFERENCES: The law respecting Guarantors is found in Division 2, Part
1 of this Title, commencing with Chapter 30.

The law respecting the Joint Contribution among Tortfeasors is found in the
Code of Civil Procedure (to be Title 7 of this Code) beginning at ‘830, enacted by P.L.
19-05:128 (8/21/87).