South Carolina Statutes
§ 15-7-70 — Suits against insurance companies.
South Carolina § 15-7-70
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-7-70 (2026).
Text
All suits brought against any and all fire, life or other insurance companies doing business in this State may be brought in the county where the loss occurs. But nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent the court from changing the place of trial for any of the causes provided for in SECTION 15-7-100.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-307; 1952 Code SECTION 10-307; 1942 Code SECTION 423; 1932 Code SECTIONS 423, 7997; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 379; Civ. P. '12 SECTION 175; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4111; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 2732; 1906 (25) 111.
Nearby Sections
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§ 15-7-100
Changing place of trial.§ 15-7-110
Procedure for changing place of trial when fair and impartial trial cannot be had in county.§ 15-7-40
Suits against certain fiduciaries.§ 15-7-50
Hearing elsewhere by consent.§ 15-7-60
Suits for penalty on freight claims.§ 15-7-70
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 15-7-70, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/7/15-7-70.