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title: O.C.G.A. § 13-7-8. Allowance of setoff of debt of testator or intestate against representative of estate.
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# O.C.G.A. § 13-7-8. Allowance of setoff of debt of testator or intestate against representative of estate.

A debt of a testator or intestate is not a proper setoff against a debt contracted with the representative of the estate unless both were contracted during the lifetime of the decedent.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2846; Code 1868, § 2854; Code 1873, § 2905; Code 1882, § 2905; Civil Code 1895, § 3751; Civil Code 1910, § 4345; Code 1933, § 20-1306.

## Cross References

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