This chapter is declared to be remedial. Its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status and other legal relations. It is to be liberally construed and administered.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-2013; 1952 Code Section 10-2013; 1948 (45) 2014.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures
Chapter 53 - Declaratory Judgments
Section 15-53-10. Short title.
Section 15-53-20. Courts of record may declare rights, status and other legal relations.
Section 15-53-40. Construction of contract before or after breach.
Section 15-53-50. Rights under trust or estate of decedent, infant, lunatic or insolvent.
Section 15-53-60. Enumeration is no restriction on general powers.
Section 15-53-70. Declaratory judgment may be refused.
Section 15-53-90. Determination of facts; jury trials.
Section 15-53-110. Review of declaratory judgments.
Section 15-53-120. Granting of further relief based on declaratory judgment.
Section 15-53-130. Chapter shall be construed liberally.
Section 15-53-140. Chapter intended to make uniform the laws of the states.