{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-3-811","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 3-811","heading":"Counterclaims","body":"Section 3–811. [Counterclaims.]\nIn paying a claim the personal representative may deduct any counterclaim which the estate has against the claimant. In determining a claim against an estate a court shall reduce the amount allowed by the amount of any counterclaims and, if the counterclaims exceed the claim, render a judgment against the claimant in the amount of the excess. A counterclaim, liquidated or unliquidated, may arise from a transaction other than that upon which the claim is based. A counterclaim may give rise to relief exceeding in amount or different in kind from that sought in the claim.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 190B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter190B/Section3-811","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:29Z","sha256":"cce062c0595be3f6d70c2b087f267b12d15e6b0b7b0e34353dafd2877b80ab3a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-3-810","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-190b-3-812"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}