The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 14 : Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 066 : Settlement of Claims
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 1211)-
§ 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.)
