The debtor of the claim which has been pledged may set up against the pledgee the defenses he is entitled to raise against his own creditor.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 2532
Rights of Debtor of Claim Pledged · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
Where he has accepted the pledging without reservation, he may however not oppose the setting-off of a counterclaim which arose against his own creditor before his acceptance.