 | Esq. Edward Farley - 1788 - 180 sider
...fuch fet off, he muft pay the balance into court. Statutes 2 George II. c. 22. and 8 George II. c. 24. enacts, " That " where there are mutual debts between the plaintiff "' and defendant, one debt may fa fet againft the other t D 3 " and " and either pleaded in lar, or given in evidence upon " the gene... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1794 - 588 sider
...civil law *, [ 305 and depends on the ftatutes 2 Geo. II. c. 22. and 8 Geo. II. c. 24. which enacl, that, where there are mutual debts between the plaintiff and defendant, one debt may be fet againft the other, and either pleaded. in bar, or given in evidence upon the general iffue at the... | |
 | Horace Binney, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court - 1809 - 676 sider
...Cases arising under the statutes of set-off in England are analogous. The statute of 2 Geo. 2. c. 22. enacts that where there are mutual debts between the...defendant, one debt may be set against the other; and the established construction of that term should govern the construction of an act of Assembly... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Thomas Sergeant, William Rawle - 1822 - 600 sider
...words of our law, are more comprehensive than those of the English. The British statutes enact, «« that where there are mutual debts between the plaintiff and defendant, one debt may be set-off against another." Our act of assembly provides, «' that if two or more dealing together, be... | |
 | William Woodfall - 1822 - 722 sider
...general issue in this action. Touching this plea, it was first given by stat. 2 G. 2. c. 22. which enacts, That where there are mutual debts between the plaintiff and defendant, or if either party sue or are sued as executors or administrators, where there are mutual debts between... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 568 sider
...the [ 305 civil law y, and depends on the statutes 2Geo. II. c.22. and 8Geo. II. c.24. which enact, that where there are mutual debts between the plaintiff...defendant, one debt may be set against the other, and either pleaded in bar or given in evidence upon the general issue at the trial ; which shaU-,;... | |
 | Great Britain. Bail Court - 1834 - 924 sider
...ALDERSON, B.—I think it is better to adhere to the latest authority. The words of the act are (a) " Where there are mutual debts between the plaintiff and defendant, one debt may be set off against another, and such matter given in evidence under the general issue, or pleaded in bar;... | |
 | Great Britain. Bail Court, Alfred Septimus Dowling - 1834 - 924 sider
...better to adhere to the latest DUNCAN authority. The words of the act are(o) "Wherethere ORANT. «• are mutual debts between the plaintiff and defendant, one debt may be set off against another, and such matter given in evidence under the general issue, or pleaded in bar;... | |
 | Indiana. Supreme Court, Isaac Newton Blackford - 1836 - 550 sider
...allow debts in certain cases to be set off, the statutes of Geo. 1. were passed. The first of these enacts, "that where there are mutual debts between the plaintiff and defendant, or if either party sue or be sued as executor or administrator, where there are mutual debts between... | |
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that, where there are mutual debts between the plaintiff and defendant, one debt may be set against the other... 
