South Carolina Statutes
§ 14-9-120 — Jurisdiction of county court.
Any such county court shall have jurisdiction to try and determine all criminal cases, except cases for murder, manslaughter, rape and attempt to rape, arson, common-law burglary, bribery and perjury. It shall likewise have jurisdiction to try and determine all civil cases and special proceedings, both at law and in equity, when the value of the property in controversy or the amount claimed does not exceed one thousand dollars, and it shall hear and determine appeals taken from judgments rendered by magistrates. But it shall not have jurisdiction to try any action involving the title to real estate.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 15-612; 1952 Code SECTION 15-612; 1942 Code SECTION 77; 1932 Code SECTION 77; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 74; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3849; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2752; 1900 (23) 322.
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