Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12)
Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 400
400. The defendant may not set up a counter-claim in a capacity
other than that in which he has been sued, nor may he, in setti ng up
the counter-claim, sue the plaintiff in a capacity other than t hat in
which the plaintiff has claimed.
Discontinuance of
action by plaintiff
not to bar
prosecution of
counterclaim.
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