{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-13-7-3","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 13-7-3","heading":"Setoff and recoupment distinguished.","body":"Recoupment differs from setoff in this respect: Any claim or demand the defendant may have against the plaintiff may be used as a setoff, while only a claim or demand arising out of the same transaction as that sued on by the plaintiff may be used as a recoupment.","path":["TITLE 13 Contracts","CHAPTER 7 Setoff and Recoupment"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.13.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"1bfe706b2335e7d18c03b5fd49102320b9a3848061c883710b7cd7ae226c3d89","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-13-7-2","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-13-7-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}