South Carolina Statutes
§ 18-1-20 — Definitions.
As used in reference to courts and court procedure in this Title the following terms shall be interpreted as follows:
(1)The words "real property" and "real estate" are coextensive with lands, tenements and hereditaments.
(2)The words "personal property" include money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.
(3)The word "property" includes real and personal property.
(4)The word "clerk" signifies the clerk of the court in which the action is pending and, in the Supreme Court or the court of appeals, the clerk of the county mentioned in the title of the complaint or in another county to which the court may have changed the place of trial, unless otherwise specified.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 7-16; 1952 Code SECTIONS 7-16 to 7-19; 1942 Code SECTIONS 897-900; 1932 Code SECTIONS 897-900; Civ. P. '22 SECTIONS 845-848; Civ. P. '12 SECTIONS 482-485; Civ. P. '02 SECTIONS 444-447; 1870 (14) 466-469; 1960 (51) 1926; 1999 Act No. 55, SECTION 25, eff June 1, 1999.
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