Party Who Pays More Than His Share May

Compel Contribution. When property, liable to an execution against several persons, is sold thereon, and more than a due proportion of the judgment is satisfied out of the proceeds of the sale of the property of one of them, or one of them pays, without a sale, more than his proportion, he may compel contribution from the others; and when a judgment is against several, and is upon an obligation of one of them, as security for another, and the surety pays the amount, or any part thereof, either by sale of his property or before sale, he may compel repayment from the principal. In such case the person so paying or contributing is entitled to the benefits of the judgment, to enforce contribution or repayment, if within ten

(10)days after his payment, he files with the clerk of the court notice of his payment and claim to contribution or repayment. Upon a filing of such notice, the clerk make must an entry thereof in the margin of the docket.