The court may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree when such judgment or decree, if rendered or entered, would not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-53-70
Declaratory judgment may be refused
Known as the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act
The act spans §§ 15–15 (14 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Carolina Power & Light Co. (1983)
Most recently applied in Silverman v. Campbell (May 1997)
1962 Code SECTION 10-2007; 1952 Code SECTION 10-2007; 1948 (45) 2014.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.