The equity court is considered a division of the circuit court, and the master-in-equity, as judge of the equity court, is entitled to all the benefits and subject to all the requirements of the South Carolina Bar and the rules of the Supreme Court in the same respect as circuit court and family court judges. This section may not be construed as providing retirement for masters-in-equity under the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 9.
S.C. Code Ann. § 14-11-15
Equity courts
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Bank of New York v. Sumter County (2010)
Most recently applied in LG Electronics, Inc. v. Interdigital Communications, Inc. (August 2014)
1988 Act No. 678, Part II, SECTION 3, eff January 1, 1989.
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