South Carolina Statutes
§ 15-19-20 — Attachment in libel and slander actions against nonresidents or foreign corporations.
South Carolina § 15-19-20
This text of South Carolina § 15-19-20 (Attachment in libel and slander actions against nonresidents or foreign corporations.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-19-20 (2026).
Text
Any and all attachments issued, made or levied in any of the courts of this State of the property, goods or credits of any nonresident of this State or of any foreign corporation in actions for libel and slander, if otherwise good and valid, shall stand as if the suit had been brought upon any other cause of action mentioned in SECTION 15-19-10 or otherwise provided by the law.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-902; 1952 Code SECTION 10-902; 1942 Code SECTION 527-1; 1932 Code (37) 1116.
Nearby Sections
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§ 15-19-10
Grounds for attachment generally.§ 15-19-110
Issuance and form of attachment.§ 15-19-220
Property which is subject to attachment.§ 15-19-240
Attachment of real estate.§ 15-19-260
Certificate of defendant's interest.§ 15-19-270
Duties of officer upon seizure of property.§ 15-19-290
Proceedings on claim of third person.§ 15-19-30
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 15-19-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/19/15-19-20.