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title: Title 13, Chapter 7. Setoff and Recoupment
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heading: SETOFF AND RECOUPMENT
title_heading: CONTRACTS
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# Title 13, Chapter 7. Setoff and Recoupment

Title 13. Contracts

14 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-7.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 13-7-1, Nature of setoff generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-7-1.md
- 13-7-2, Nature of recoupment generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-7-2.md
- 13-7-3, Setoff and recoupment distinguished, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-7-3.md
- 13-7-4, Limitations as to claims or demands for setoff generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-7-4.md
- 13-7-5, Setoff of demands between parties to suits, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-7-5.md
- 13-7-6, Setoff of claims or demands against beneficiaries of suits, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-7-6.md
- 13-7-7, Allowance of setoff against original payee in action by holder or transferee of negotiable instrument received under dishonor, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-7-7.md
- 13-7-8, Allowance of setoff of debt of testator or intestate against representative of estate, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-7-8.md
- 13-7-9, Allowance of setoff of distributive share in estate against judgment against legatee or owner of share, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-7-9.md
- 13-7-10, Allowance of setoff of value of improvements against claim for mesne profits, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-7-10.md
- 13-7-11, Allowance of setoff of debt not due against claim of nonresident or insolvent plaintiff, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-7-11.md
- 13-7-12, Grounds for allowance of recoupment generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-7-12.md
- 13-7-13, Actions in which recoupment may be pleaded; procedure where damages of defendant exceed damages of plaintiff, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-7-13.md
- 13-7-14, Effect of conflict between this chapter and Chapter 11 of Title 9, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-7-14.md