S.C. Code Ann. § 22-3-1160
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SECTION 22-3-1160. Title, questionable, causes of action.
Official statutory text
If, in an action before a magistrate, the plaintiff have several causes of action, to one of which the defense of title to real property shall be interposed, and as to such cause the defendant shall deliver an answer and undertaking, as provided in Sections 22-3-1110 and 22-3-1120, the magistrate shall discontinue the proceedings as to that cause and the plaintiff may commence another action therefor in the circuit court. As to the other causes of action the magistrate may continue his proceedings.
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