...has acknowledged to be his due. To this head may also be referred the pleading of a set-off, whereby the defendant acknowledges the justice of the plaintiff's demand on the one hand ; but on the other sets np a demand of his own, to counterbalance that of the plaintiff, either in the whole or in part : as,...

...' set-off' : ' A mode of defence, whereby the defendant acknowledges the justice of the plaintiffs demand on the one hand, but on the other, sets up a demand of his own to counterbalance it, either in the whole or in part." Selwyn in his NP, p. 181, informs us that : — At common law,...

...a plea whereby a defendant acknowledges the justice of the plaintiff's demand, but sets up another demand of his own to counterbalance that of the plaintiff either in whole or in part. — 5. The part of a wall, Ac., which is exposed horizontally when the portion above...

...reappeared in the person of Jesus Christ. They pretended to have several books written by him. SET-OFF, in law, is when the defendant acknowledges the justice...that of the plaintiff, either in the whole or in part ; aa if the plaintiff sue for £100 due on a note of hand, the defendant may set off £90 to himself...

...(Mass.) 37; Parker t'. Hartt. 32 NJ Eq. 225. Set-off has been described as "a mode of defense whereby the defendant acknowledges the justice of the plaintiff's...other sets up a demand of his own to counterbalance it, either in whole or in part." Tomlin's L. Diet. See Babb. on Set-off, p. 17; Ord r. Ruspini, 2 Esp....

...the practice of what is called a set-off [see note 55, page 418]: whereby the defendant acknowleges the justice of the plaintiff's demand on the one hand ; but on the other, sets up a demand of bis own, to counterballauce that of the plaintiff, either in the whole or in part : as, if the plaintiff...

...practice of what is called a net-off: whereby the defendant acknowledges the justice of the plaintiffs demand on the one hand, but on the other sets up a...plaintiff, either in the whole or in part: as, if the plaintif!' sues for ten pounds due on a note of hand, the defendant may set off nine pounds due to...

...Set-off; 2 Parsons on Con. 734; 2 Black. Com. 305.) A set-off is defined to be " a mode of defense whereby the defendant acknowledges the justice of the plaintiff's...other sets up a demand of his own to counterbalance it, either in whole or in part." Blackstone, at the page cited, says: " To this head may also be referred...

...acknowledged to be his due. Set-off. In this case, the defendant acknowledges the justice of the plaintiffs demand on the one hand, but on the other, sets up...to counterbalance that of the plaintiff, either in whole or in part. Where there are mutual debts between the plaintiff and the defendant, one debt may...

...to be his due. To this head may also be referred the practice of what is called a set-off: whereby the defendant acknowledges the justice of the plaintiff's...either in the whole or in part : as, if the plaintiff sues for ten pounds due on a note of hand, the defendant may set off nine pounds due to himself for...