Action by State
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State Ex Rel. Condon v. City of Columbia (2000)
Most recently applied in South Carolina Department of Transportation v. Horry County (January 2011)
1962 Code SECTION 10-121; 1952 Code SECTION 10-121; 1942 Code SECTION 371; 1932 Code SECTION 371; Civ
The State will not sue any person for or in respect to any real property or the issues or profits thereof by reason of the right or title of the State to the same unless:
(1) Such right or title shall have accrued within twenty years before any action or other proceeding for the same shall be commenced; or
(2) The State or those from whom it claims shall have received the rents and profits of such real property or of some part thereof within the space of twenty years.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.