South Carolina Statutes
§ 15-69-20 — Any one of several joint owners may sue for possession.
South Carolina § 15-69-20
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-69-20 (2026).
Text
Any one or more of several joint owners of personal property who can establish such partial ownership in such property shall have the right to institute an action in claim and delivery to recover possession of the property from any wrongful holder thereof. In such an action the co-owners of the property who do not join the plaintiff in bringing the suit may be made parties defendant.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-2502; 1952 Code SECTION 10-2502; 1942 Code SECTION 564-1; 1940 (41) 1667.
Nearby Sections
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§ 15-69-120
Filing of notice and affidavit.§ 15-69-130
Exception to sureties.§ 15-69-160
Justification of defendant's sureties.§ 15-69-200
Claim of property by third person.§ 15-69-210
Judgment.§ 15-69-30
Affidavit and requisites thereof.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 15-69-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/15-69-20.