Estate of joint debtor liable for the whole claim.
Section 698
SEC. 698. Estate of joint debtor liable for the whole claim. — When two or more persons are indebted on a joint contract, or upon a judgment founded on a joint contract, and either of them dies, his estate shall be liable therefor, and it shall be allowed by the committee, as if the contract had been with him alone or the judgment against him alone. But the estate shall have the right to recover contribution from the other joint debtor.