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§ 13-7-1 - Nature of setoff generally

O.C.G.A. 13-7-1 (2010)
13-7-1. Nature of setoff generally


Setoff does not operate as a denial of the plaintiff's claim; rather it allows the defendant to set off a debt owed him by the plaintiff against the claim of the plaintiff.