When the commencement of an action shall be stayed by injunction or statutory prohibition the time of the continuance of the injunction or prohibition shall not be part of the time limited for the commencement of the action.
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-100
Effect of stay of action by injunction or statutory prohibition
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Blyth v. Marcus (1996)
Most recently applied in In re Washington (March 2017)
1962 Code SECTION 10-110; 1952 Code SECTION 10-110; 1942 Code SECTION 363; 1932 Code SECTION 363; Civ
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