{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-13-501","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 13-501","heading":"Counterclaim by way of set-off as an action by defendant.","body":"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.","path":["Title 13. Procedure Generally. [Enacted title]","Chapter 5. Counterclaims."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/13-501","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"be7836fe3246c28f302aefde0f1d3faa48e9940502d2cf3e23d3b975a3b20ce8","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-13-449","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-13-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}