(735 ILCS 5/12-809) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-809)
Sec. 12-809.
Offsetting claims.
The employer is entitled to assert
against indebtedness due
to the judgment debtor offsetting claims against either or both the
judgment creditor and the judgment debtor, whether (1) due at the time
of service of the summons or thereafter to become due and (2) liquidated
or unliquidated, except demands for unliquidated claims for actions
sounding in tort. The employer is liable for the balance of indebtedness
due the judgment debtor after the offsetting claims are adjusted. The
verdict or finding and judgment shall show the amount of offsetting
claims or deductions allowed against each party.
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)
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