Vermont § 1211 - Counterclaims In allowing a claim, the executor or administrator may deduct any counterclaim which the estate has against the claimant
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§ 1211. Counterclaims In allowing a claim, the executor or administrator 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. (Added 1975, No. 240 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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