Case Name: Davis v. Hadden
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1902-04-30
Citations: 115 Ga. 466
Docket Number: 
Parties: Davis v. Hadden.
Judges: All the Justices concurring, except Lewis, J., absent.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 115
Pages: 466–466

Head Matter:
Davis v. Hadden.
Submitted March 1,
Decided April 30, 1902.
Certiorari. Before Judge Holden. Glascock superior court. April, 1901.
K. J. Hawkins, for plaintiff. B. F. Walker, for defendant.

Opinion:
Simmons, C. J.
A set-off at law can be had only in cases where the demands attempted to be set off are mutual and held by the parties in their own right. It follows that a defendant sued in his individual capacity can not set off against the plaintiff's demand a claim that he in a representative capacity as executor holds against the plaintiff. Civil Code, §3746, 3747. Daniel v. Bush, 80 Ga. 218.
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concurring, except Lewis, J., absent.