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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-3-6. Applicability of limitations to setoffs.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-3-6. Applicability of limitations to setoffs.

The statute of limitations applies to the subject matter of setoff as well as to the plaintiff’s demand.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3399; Code 1868, § 3418; Code 1873, § 3470; Code 1882, § 3470; Civil Code 1895, § 5089; Civil Code 1910, § 5673; Code 1933, § 3-708.

## Law Reviews

For comment, “Antenuptial Agreements and Divorce in Georgia: Scherer v. Scherer,” see 17 Ga. L. Rev. 231 (1982).