D.C. Code § 13-501
Counterclaim by way of set-off as an action by defendant.
Effective Dec 23, 1963Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 516, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1
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.
History
Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 516, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1
Prior Codifications
1973 Ed., § 13-501.
1981 Ed., § 13-501.