South Carolina § 29-5-370 Persons against whom lien may be enforced when debtor dies or conveys his interest.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 29-5-370 — Persons against whom lien may be enforced when debtor dies or conveys his interest.

South Carolina § 29-5-370

Title 29MORTGAGES AND OTHER LIENS

Ch. 5MECHANICS' LIENS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 29-5-370 (2026).

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If the person indebted dies or conveys away his estate or interest before the commencement of a suit on the contract, the suit may be commenced and prosecuted against his heirs or whoever holds the estate or interest which he had in the premises at the time the labor or materials were performed or furnished. Or, if a suit is commenced in his lifetime, it may be prosecuted against his executors, administrators, heirs or assigns in like manner as if the estate or interest had been mortgaged to secure the debt.

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If the person indebted dies or conveys away his estate or interest before the commencement of a suit on the contract, the suit may be commenced and prosecuted against his heirs or whoever holds the estate or interest which he had in the premises at the time the labor or materials were performed or furnished. Or, if a suit is commenced in his lifetime, it may be prosecuted against his executors, administrators, heirs or assigns in like manner as if the estate or interest had been mortgaged to secure the debt.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 45-287; 1952 Code SECTION 45-287; 1942 Code SECTION 8763; 1932 Code SECTION 8763; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5675; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4145; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 3040; G. S. 2382; R. S. 2497; 1869 (14) 223.