Statutes, codes, and regulations
Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976
Title 15 - CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURESChapter 67 - RECOVERY OF REAL PROPERTY
Article 3 - POSSESSION AND ADVERSE POSSESSION
Section 15-67-210 - Presumption of possession; when occupation deemed under legal title

S.C. Code § 15-67-210

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Current through 2024 Act No. 120.
Section 15-67-210 - Presumption of possession; when occupation deemed under legal title

In every action for the recovery of real property or the possession thereof the person establishing a legal title to the premises shall be presumed to have been possessed thereof within the time required by law. The occupation of such premises by any other person shall be deemed to have been under and in subordination to the legal title unless it appear that such premises have been held and possessed adversely to such legal title for ten years before the commencement of such action.

S.C. Code § 15-67-210

1873 (15) 496; 1870 (14) 445 Section 104; Civ. P. '02 Section 101; Civ. P. '12 Section 126; Civ. C. '22 Section 320; 1932 Code Section 377; 1942 Code Section 377; 1952 Code Section 10-2421; 1962 Code Section 10-2421.