Definition of Equitable Recoupment
Rule of the law which diminishes the right of a party invoking legal process to recover a debt, to the extent that he holds money or property of his debtor, to which he has no moral right, and it is ordinarily a defensive remedy going only to mitigation of damages. Doctrine of “equitable recoupment” provides that, at least in some cases, a claim for a refund of taxes barred by a statute of limitations may nevertheless be recouped against a tax claim of the government. May Dept. Stores Co. v. City of Pittsburgh, Pa.Cmwlth., 376 A.2d 309, 313.
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