Title 13 — Procedure Generally. [Enacted title]
6 chapters · 42 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 13-501 Counterclaim by way of set-off as an action by defendant
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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.
D.C. Code § 13-502 Effect of assignment
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When cross-demands have existed between persons under such circumstances that if one had brought an action against the other a counterclaim could have been pleaded, neither can be deprived of the benefit thereof by an assignment by the other; but in an action by the assignee of a…
D.C. Code § 13-503 Action against principal and sureties
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In an action against principal and sureties, an indebtedness of the plaintiff to the principal may be set off by counterclaim as if he were the sole defendant. When the indebtedness so set off exceeds the plaintiff’s demand, the judgment for the excess shall be in favor of the de…
D.C. Code § 13-504 Action by trustee
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When the plaintiff in a civil action is trustee for another, or has no actual interest in the contract on which the action is founded, a demand against the plaintiff may not be pleaded by way of counterclaim, but a demand against the person whom he represents or for whose benefit…
D.C. Code § 13-505 Action by or against executor or administrator
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In an action against an executor or administrator, in his representative capacity, the defendant may plead, by way of counterclaim, a demand belonging to the decedent where he would have been entitled to rely upon the demand in an action against him; and in an action brought by a…