No action for the recovery of real property or for the recovery of the possession of real property may be maintained unless it appears that the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor, or grantor, was seized or possessed of the premises in question within ten years before the commencement of the action.
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-340
Action by individual for recovery of real property
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Getsinger v. Midlands Orthopaedic Profit Sharing Plan (1997)
Most recently applied in HUXFIELD CEMETERY ASS'N v. Elliott (August 2010)
1962 Code SECTION 10-124; 1952 Code SECTIONS 10-124, 10-125; 1942 Code SECTION 374; 1932 Code SECTION 374; Civ
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