Section 56-1-19 - Liability of guarantor--Contract of principal unlawful--Personal disability of principal

56-1-19. Liability of guarantor--Contract of principal unlawful--Personal disability of principal.A guarantor is not liable if the contract of the principal is unlawful, but he is liable notwithstanding any mere personal disability of the principal, though the disability be such as to make the contract void against the principal. Source: SDC 1939, §26.0113.