South Carolina Statutes
§ 18-1-170 — Rules of construction.
South Carolina § 18-1-170
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 18-1-170 (2026).
Text
The rule of the common law that statutes in derogation of that law are to be strictly construed has no application to this title.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 7-20; 1952 Code SECTION 7-20; 1942 Code SECTION 902; 1932 Code SECTION 902; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 850; Civ. P. '12 SECTION 487; Civ. P. '02 SECTION 448; 1870 (14) 470.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 18-1-170, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/1/18-1-170.