In any action at law, pending in a district court, the plaintiff or the defendant may plead any equitable defense, upon which an unconditional judgment can be rendered for the party pleading the defense.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 242; G.L. 1909, ch. 283, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 333, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 520, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 9-6-15; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 16.