N.Y. DCD Law § 57
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Effect of consent where petitioner is a joint debtor
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§ 57. Effect of consent where petitioner is a joint debtor. A\ncreditor's consent does not affect his remedy against any person or\npersons indebted jointly with the petitioner; and the petitioner's\ndischarge has the effect, as between the creditor and the other joint\ndebtors, of a composition between the petitioner and the creditor, made\nas prescribed in title one of article fifteen of the general obligations\nlaw.\n
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