Supreme Court Rules - Rule 143 - Rules of the Small Claims Division on the Circuit Court - Counterclaims: Counterclaim - Not Out of Same Transaction

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		Section/Rule:	143.03
Subject:	Rule 143 - Rules of the Small Claims Division on the Circuit Court - Counterclaims	Publication / Adopted Date:	Febraury 11, 1987
Topic:	Counterclaim - Not Out of Same Transaction - When Filed	Revised / Effective Date:	January 1, 1988

143.03. Counterclaim - Not Out of Same Transaction - When Filed

At any time within ten days after service of process and before the date of trial, the defendant may assert a counterclaim that does not arise out of the same transaction or occurrence as the plaintiff's claim by filing the counterclaim with the clerk of the small claims division in substantially the form approved in Rule 152. A copy of the counterclaim shall be mailed or delivered to the plaintiff.

(Added Feb. 11, 1987, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.)