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2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures
CHAPTER 37 - COSTS
Section 15-37-50. Limitation on costs when tort judgment is less than one hundred dollars.
Universal Citation: SC Code § 15-37-50 (2017)
When in an action for assault, battery, false imprisonment, libel, slander, malicious prosecution, alienation of affections, or seduction or in any other action for damages for a tort the amount recovered is less than one hundred dollars, the total amount of costs and disbursements may not exceed the amount so recovered in the action.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1607; 1952 Code Section 10-1607; 1942 Code Section 756; 1932 Code Section 756; Civ. C. '22 Section 5721; Civ. P. '22 Section 623; Civ. C. '12 Section 4204; Civ. P. '12 Section 361; Civ. C. '02 Section 3096; Civ. P. '02 Section 323; G. S. 2425; R. S. 2547; 1870 (14) 498 Section 335; 1883 (18) 449; 1892 (21) 30; 1988 Act No. 391, Section 4.
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