Home/South Carolina/Statutes/Title 15: CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES/Ch. 5: PARTIES/§ 15-5-170
South Carolina Statutes

§ 15-5-170 — Action by and against married woman.

South Carolina·Title 15 CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES·Ch. 5 PARTIES
A married woman may sue and be sued as if she were unmarried. When the action is between herself and her husband she may likewise sue or be sued alone.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

South Carolina § 15-5-170 (Action by and against married woman.) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-216; 1952 Code SECTION 10-216; 1942 Code SECTION 400; 1932 Code SECTION 400; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 357; Civ. P. '12 SECTION 163; Civ. P. '02 SECTION 135; 1870 (14) SECTION 137; 1925 (34) 263.

Nearby Sections

11
§ 15-5-100
Damages under SECTIONSECTION 15-5-90 or 15-51-10 may include funeral expenses.
§ 15-5-110
Executors' or administrators' actions against trespassers.
§ 15-5-120
Actions against executors or administrators when one or more is out of State.
§ 15-5-130
Representative of deceased nonresident motor vehicle operator.
§ 15-5-140
Representative of deceased nonresident motor vehicle operator; substitution of other representative.
§ 15-5-150
Foreign corporations as defendants.
§ 15-5-160
By what name unincorporated associations may be sued.
§ 15-5-170
Action by and against married woman.
§ 15-5-210
Unemancipated child as party to motor vehicle accident action.
§ 15-5-45
Capacity of partnerships to sue and be sued; effect of judgment.
§ 15-5-90
Survival of right of action.
View on official source ↗