If the return be defective the appellate court may direct a further or amended return as often as may be necessary and may compel a compliance with its order. And the court shall always be deemed open for this purpose.
S.C. Code Ann. § 18-7-80
Return; further return when original is defective
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Chapman v. Computers, Parts & Repairs, Inc. (1999)
Most recently applied in State v. Haygood (June 2014)
1962 Code SECTION 7-308; 1952 Code SECTION 7-308; 1942 Code SECTION 800; 1932 Code SECTION 800; Civ
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