When any probate court shall have first taken cognizance of the settlement of the estate of a deceased person, such court shall have jurisdiction of the disposition and settlement of all the personal estate of such deceased person to the exclusion of all other probate courts.
S.C. Code Ann. § 14-23-250
Jurisdiction once acquired is exclusive
1962 Code SECTION 15-445; 1952 Code SECTION 15-445; 1942 Code SECTION 220; 1932 Code SECTION 220; Civ
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