State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > District-of-columbia > Division-ii > Title-13 > Chapter-5 > Section-13-501Counterclaim 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
