Section 13-501 - Counterclaim by way of set-off as an action by defendant - District of Columbia Statutes

Counterclaim by way of set-off as an action by defendant

In a civil action, a defendant who files a counterclaim by way of set-off shall be deemed to have brought an action at the time of filing the counterclaim for the matters mentioned therein.

CREDIT(S)

(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 516, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 13-501.
1973 Ed., § 13-501.

Current through September 13, 2012