A legatee or owner of a distributive share in an estate may set off such share against a judgment against him unless special reason exists requiring the collection of the judgment. (Civil Code 1895, § 3752; Civil Code 1910, § 4346; Code 1933, § 20-1307.)
O.C.G.A. § 13-7-9
Allowance of setoff of distributive share in estate against judgment against legatee or owner of share
of Code section. — This Code section is derived from the decision in Dorsey v
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