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title: O.C.G.A. § 13-7-11. Allowance of setoff of debt not due against claim of nonresident or insolvent plaintiff.
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# O.C.G.A. § 13-7-11. Allowance of setoff of debt not due against claim of nonresident or insolvent plaintiff.

If a plaintiff resides outside this state or is insolvent, the defendant may set off against him a debt not due under such equitable terms as may be prescribed by the court.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2849; Code 1868, § 2857; Code 1873, § 2908; Code 1882, § 2908; Civil Code 1895, § 3755; Civil Code 1910, § 4349; Code 1933, § 20-1309.