South Carolina § 15-3-380 Effect of forty-year lapse.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 15-3-380 — Effect of forty-year lapse.

South Carolina § 15-3-380

Title 15CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES

Ch. 3LIMITATION OF CIVIL ACTIONS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-380 (2026).

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No action shall be commenced in any case for the recovery of real property or for any interest therein against a person in possession under claim of title by virtue of a written instrument unless the person claiming, his ancestor or grantor, was actually in the possession of the same or a part thereof within forty years from the commencement of such action. And the possession of a defendant, sole or connected, pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deemed valid against the world after the lapse of such a period.

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No action shall be commenced in any case for the recovery of real property or for any interest therein against a person in possession under claim of title by virtue of a written instrument unless the person claiming, his ancestor or grantor, was actually in the possession of the same or a part thereof within forty years from the commencement of such action. And the possession of a defendant, sole or connected, pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deemed valid against the world after the lapse of such a period.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-129; 1952 Code SECTION 10-129; 1942 Code SECTION 385; 1932 Code SECTION 385; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 328; Civ. P. '12 SECTION 134; Civ. P. '02 SECTION 109; 1873 (15) 496. ARTICLE 5 Actions Other Than for Recovery of Real Property