Persons severally and immediately liable on the same obligation or instrument, including parties to bills of exchange and promissory notes, and endorsers, guarantors, and sureties, whether on the same or by separate instruments, may all, or any of them, be joined as defendants, and a joint judgment may be rendered against those so joined.
Section 9-13.Persons Liable on Same Instrument
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceEveryone who is separately and directly liable on the same debt or instrument, such as endorsers, guarantors, and sureties, can be joined together as defendants in one suit and held to a single joint judgment.
Full Text of Section 9-13
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 93.)
Plain-English Summary
This rule covers people who each owe a debt tied to the same obligation or instrument, even though their liability arises separately rather than jointly. It names parties to bills of exchange and promissory notes, along with endorsers, guarantors, and sureties, whether their liability comes from the same instrument or from separate ones.
Any or all of these persons may be joined as defendants in a single action, and the court may render a joint judgment against those who are joined.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a plaintiff sue a note's maker, endorser, and guarantor together?
Yes. Persons severally and immediately liable on the same obligation or instrument may all be joined as defendants, whether their liability rests on the same or separate instruments.
Does the rule cover sureties and guarantors specifically?
Yes. It expressly lists endorsers, guarantors, and sureties among those who may be joined as defendants on the same obligation.
Can the court enter one judgment against everyone joined?
Yes. A joint judgment may be rendered against those so joined as defendants.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 9-13). Prescribed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 51-14). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
Official source
Also known as: joinder of endorsers guarantors suretiessuing multiple parties on same notejoint judgment on promissory note CTparties severally liable same instrumentjoinder bills of exchange