If any suit for property supposed to be escheated shall be prosecuted by the Secretary of State and the jury before whom the trial shall be had shall think there is no probable cause, the jury shall assess and award to the party aggrieved such damages as they shall think proper.
S.C. Code Ann. § 27-19-50
Damages for prosecution of escheat proceedings without probable cause
1962 Code SECTION 57-200.5; 1972 (57) 2501.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.