If the tenant appear and contest ejectment the magistrate shall forthwith hear and determine the case as any other civil case, allowing trial by jury if demanded by either party.
S.C. Code Ann. § 27-37-60
Trial of issue
1962 Code SECTION 41-106; 1952 Code SECTION 41-106; 1946 (44) 2584.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.