Connecticut General Statutes
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-140 (2025)
Set-off by defendant in suit by assignee
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In any action brought in his own name by the assignee of a chose in action not negotiable, the defendant, or any of the defendants, may set off, in the manner and to the extent provided in section 52-139, any mutual debt between him and the plaintiff or any of the plaintiffs, or between him and the assignors of such chose in action, or any of them.
(1949 Rev., S. 7861.)
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Cited in 2
cases, 2001–2014 · leading case: OCI Mortg. Corp. v. Marchese, 774 A.2d 940 (Conn. 2001).
OCI Mortg. Corp. v. Marchese, 774 A.2d 940 (Conn. 2001). “and involves mutual debts between parties in any action: (1) to recover on a debt pursuant to § 52-139; (2) by an assignee of a nonnegotiable chose in action pursuant to General Statutes § 52-140; (3) for trespass to real or personal property or other tort committed without…”
Drill Masters-Eldorado Tool, Inc. v. PCC Specialty Prods., Inc., 49 F. Supp. 3d 188 (D. Conn. 2014). “and involves mutual debts between parties in any action: (1) to recover on a debt pursuant to § 52-139; (2) by an assignee of a nonnegotiable chose in action pursuant to General Statutes § 52-140; (3) for trespass to real or personal property or other tort committed without…”
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