This chapter may not be construed so as to prevent a citizen from prosecuting or defending his own cause, if he so desires.
S.C. Code Ann. § 40-5-80
Citizen may prosecute or defend own cause
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case First Union Nat. Bank of SC v. Soden (1998)
Most recently applied in Brooks v. South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (February 2017)
1962 Code SECTION 56-102; 1952 Code SECTION 56-102; 1942 Code SECTION 326; 1932 Code SECTION 326; Civ
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Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.