Whenever it shall appear from the attestation clause or from any other part of any instrument in writing that it was the intention of the party or parties thereto that such instrument should be a sealed instrument then such instrument shall be construed to be, and shall have the effect of, a sealed instrument although no seal be actually attached thereto.
S.C. Code Ann. § 19-1-160
Nonsealed instruments may be considered as sealed
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Treadaway v. Smith (1996)
Most recently applied in Carolina Marine Handling, Inc. v. Lasch (January 2005)
1962 Code SECTION 11-1; 1952 Code SECTION 11-1; 1942 Code SECTION 6751; 1932 Code SECTION 6751; Civ
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