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2021 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures
Chapter 7 - Venue
Section 15-7-40. Suits against certain fiduciaries.

Universal Citation:
SC Code § 15-7-40 (2021)
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Any administrator or administratrix appointed by any probate court of this State may be sued in the county where such administration has been granted. Any executor or executrix may likewise be sued in the county where the testator's will has been proved or admitted to probate. Any guardian may likewise be sued in the county in which the letters of guardianship have been issued.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-304; 1952 Code Section 10-304; 1942 Code Section 422; 1932 Code Section 422; Civ. P. '22 Section 378; Civ. P. '12 Section 174; Civ. P. '02 Section 146; 1870 (14) 453 Section 148; 1875 (15) 913; 1898 (22) 687; 1905 (24) 848.

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