New Hampshire Statutes
§ 515:14 — Setoff Exceeding Jurisdiction
New Hampshire·Title LIII PROCEEDINGS IN COURT·Ch. 515 TENDER, PLEADING, AND SETOFF·Subdivision In Municipal Courts
If, in an action before a municipal court, the defendant pleads a setoff or files a setoff with the general issue which exceeds the jurisdiction of the court, and accompanies it with an affidavit that the claims mentioned in the setoff are, in his belief, justly due and owing to him, no further proceedings shall be had before the municipal court than to record the plea and setoff, and, if the plaintiff so elects, to enter a nonsuit.
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Legislative History
RS 187:9. CS 199:11. GS 208:13. GL 227:13. PS 223:14. PL 335:14. RL 391:14. RSA 515:14. 1957, 244:22, eff. Sept. 23, 1957.
Nearby Sections
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§ 515:1
Amount§ 515:10
Penal Bond§ 515:11
Pleading§ 515:12
Continuance§ 515:13
Judgment§ 515:14
Setoff Exceeding Jurisdiction§ 515:15
Entry in Superior Court§ 515:2
Confession§ 515:3
Brief Statement§ 515:4
Replications§ 515:5
Proof of Part§ 515:6
General Issue in Libel§ 515:7
Mutual Debts§ 515:8
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