All the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the case of any debt or demand on the contract, alleged by way of setoff on the part of a defendant. The time of limitation of such debt or demand shall be computed in like manner as if an action had been commenced therefor at the time when the plaintiff's action was commenced. The fact that a setoff is barred shall not preclude the defendant from using it as such if he held it against the debt sued on before it was barred.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 15 - Limitations of Actions and Prevention of Frauds
Chapter 1 - Limitation of Actions
§ 15-1-1. Application of chapter
§ 15-1-5. Period of limitations shall not be changed by contract
§ 15-1-7. Limitations applicable to actions to recover land
§ 15-1-9. Limitations applicable to suits in equity to recover land
§ 15-1-11. Limitations applicable to actions to recover land for defect in instrument
§ 15-1-15. Three years' actual occupation under a tax title bars suit
§ 15-1-17. Limitations applicable to actions or suits to cancel tax titles
§ 15-1-19. Limitations applicable to suits to redeem mortgage or deed of trust
§ 15-1-25. Limitations applicable to action or scire facias against executor or administrator
§ 15-1-27. Limitations applicable to action by ward against guardian or surety
§ 15-1-29. Limitations applicable to actions on accounts and unwritten contracts
§ 15-1-31. When statute commences to run on open accounts
§ 15-1-33. Limitations applicable to actions and suits for penalty or forfeiture
§ 15-1-35. Limitations applicable to actions for certain torts
§ 15-1-39. Limitations applicable to actions involving certain trusts
§ 15-1-45. Limitations applicable to actions founded on foreign judgments or decrees
§ 15-1-47. Lien of judgments limited
§ 15-1-51. Limitations of suits by and against the state, counties and municipal corporations
§ 15-1-55. Effect of death of party before bar is complete
§ 15-1-57. Statute of limitations not to run when person prohibited to sue
§ 15-1-59. Saving in favor of persons under disabilities
§ 15-1-63. Effect of absence from the state
§ 15-1-65. Action barred in another jurisdiction barred here
§ 15-1-67. Effect of fraudulent concealment of cause of action
§ 15-1-69. Commencement of new action subsequent to abatement or defeat of original action
§ 15-1-71. Limitation of setoff
§ 15-1-75. Bar of statute of limitations against one does not affect another jointly interested
§ 15-1-77. Effect upon limitations of concurrent jurisdiction in courts of common law and of equity