2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 14 - Courts
CHAPTER 23 - PROBATE COURTS
SECTION 14-23-700. Liability of retiring judge or representative for failure to account; appropriation of damages.
Every judge of probate retiring from office, or his representatives, shall be liable to an action, in the name of his successor, for damages for any books, papers or furniture proved to have been in his possession but not appearing by such receipt to have been transferred to his successor. Such damages, when recovered, shall be appropriated to the replacing of such books, papers or furniture or to the benefit of the parties who may have been injured by the loss thereof and an order for appropriating such damages shall be made by the court before which such action may be tried.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-492; 1952 Code Section 15-492; 1942 Code Section 3656; 1932 Code Section 3656; Civ. C. '22 Section 2198; Civ. C. '12 Section 1371; Civ. C. '02 Section 964; G. S. 779; R. S. 834; 1839 (11) 70 Section 37.
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