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Title 13. CONTRACTS · Chapter 7. SETOFF AND RECOUPMENT

13-7-5. Setoff of demands between parties to suits.

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  1. Between the parties themselves, any mutual demands existing at the time of the commencement of the suit may be set off.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Orig. Code 1863, §§ 2841, 3394; Code 1868, §§ 2849, 3413; Code 1873, §§ 2900, 3465; Code 1882, §§ 2900, 3465; Civil Code 1895, §§ 3746, 5084; Civil Code 1910, §§ 4340, 5668; Code 1933, § 20-1302.

Cross references

Counterclaim and cross-claim, § 9-11-13. Joinder of claims and remedies under Civil Practice Act, § 9-11-18.

Law reviews

For article comparing sections of the Georgia Civil Practice Act with preexisting provisions of the Georgia Code, see 3 Ga. St. B.J. 295 (1967).

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Text read from t13-(v11)-2010-pdf.pdf, Volume V11, 2010 edition, page 491; merge action: annotated; file SHA-256 18573afb153d.