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SC Code § 27-23-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 23 - Parol, Fraudulent, And Other Void Gifts Or Conveyances|Section 27-23-90. Land conveyed with condition or the like and afterwards sold, first conveyance void.

 If any person shall make any conveyance, gift, grant, demise, charge, limitation of use or uses or assurance of, in or out of any lands, tenements or hereditaments with any clause, provision, article or condition of revocation, determination or alteration at his will or pleasure of such conveyance, assurance, grant, limitation of uses or estates of, in or out of such lands, tenements, or hereditaments or of, in or out of any part or parcel of them, contained or mentioned in writing, deed or indenture of such assurance, conveyance, grant or gift, and, after such conveyance, grant, gift, demise, charge, limitation of uses or assurance so made or had, shall bargain, sell, demise, grant, convey or charge such lands, tenements or hereditaments, or any part or parcel thereof, to any person or body politic and corporate, for money or other good consideration paid or given (such first conveyance, assurance, gift, grant, demise, charge or limitation not by him revoked, made void or altered according to the power and authority reserved or expressed unto him in or by such secret conveyance, assurance, gift or grant), then the former conveyance, assurance, gift, demise or grant, as touching such lands, tenements and hereditaments so after bargained, sold, conveyed, demised or charged, against such bargainees, vendees, lessees, grantees and every of them, their heirs, successors, executors, administrators and assigns, and against every person who shall lawfully claim anything by, from or under them or any of them, shall be deemed, taken and adjudged to be void, frustrate and of no effect; provided, that no lawful mortgage made bona fide and without fraud or covin, upon good consideration, shall be impeached or impaired by force of anything in this chapter contained.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-309; 1952 Code Section 57-309; 1942 Code Section 8700; 1932 Code Section 8700; Civ. C. '22 Section 5222; Civ. C. '12 Section 3459; Civ. C. '02 Section 2373; G. S. 1790; R. S. 1892; 1712 (2) 500.
SC Code § 27-25-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-10. Assignment by insolvent debtor.

 Any assignment by an insolvent debtor of his property for the benefit of his creditors in which any preference or priority is given to any creditor or creditors of the debtor by the terms of the assignment over any other creditor or creditors, other than as to any debts due to the public, or in which any provision or disposition of the property so assigned is made or directed other than that it be distributed among all creditors of the insolvent debtor equally, in proportion to the amount of their several demands and without preference or priority of any kind whatsoever, save only as to debts due to the public and save only as to such creditors as may accept the terms of such assignment and execute a release of their claim against the debtor, and except as hereinafter provided, shall be absolutely null and void and of no effect whatsoever.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-351; 1952 Code Section 57-351; 1942 Code Section 9106; 1932 Code Section 9106; Civ. C. '22 Section 5511; Civ. C. '12 Section 3732; Civ. C. '02 Section 2647; G. S. 2014; R. S. 2146; 1882 (18) 847.
SC Code § 27-25-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-20. Preferential transactions within ninety days of assignment.

 If any person, being insolvent, within ninety days before the making of any assignment by him of his property for the benefit of his creditors, with a view of giving a preference to any creditor or person having a claim against him or who is under any liability for him, procures or suffers any part of his property to be attached, sequestered or seized on execution or makes any payment, pledge, assignment, transfer or conveyance of any part of his property, either directly or indirectly, absolutely or conditionally, the person receiving such payment, pledge, assignment, transfer or conveyance of any part of his property, or to be benefited thereby or by such attachment, having reasonable cause to believe such person to be insolvent and that such attachment, sequestration, seizure, payment, pledge, assignment or conveyance is made in fraud of the provisions of this chapter, such attachment, sequestration, seizure, payment, pledge, assignment, transfer or conveyance so procured, suffered or made by such insolvent person shall be void and the assignee may recover the property, or the value of it, from the person so receiving it or so to be benefited. Nothing, however, in this section shall be construed to invalidate any loan of actual value, or the security therefor, made in good faith, upon a security taken in good faith, on the occasion of the making of such loan, or any security bona fide made for advances.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-352; 1952 Code Section 57-352; 1942 Code Section 9107; 1932 Code Section 9107; Civ. C. '22 Section 5512; Civ. C. '12 Section 3733; Civ. C. '02 Section 2648; G. S. 2015; R. S. 2147; 1881 (17) 848.
SC Code § 27-25-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-30. Assignment for benefit of creditors; attack by creditor.

 Whenever any debtor shall assign his property for the benefit of his creditors, any creditor of such debtor, either by simple contract, specialty or in any other manner, may institute proceedings against the debtor, or the assignee named in the assignment, or both, or any other person properly party thereto, either to attack and set aside the deed of assignment or to enforce the provisions thereof, or for any other purpose whatever, without first obtaining and entering up judgment against the debtor upon the claim or demand so held by the creditor.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-353; 1952 Code Section 57-353; 1942 Code Section 9108; 1932 Code Section 9108; Civ. C. '22 Section 5513; Civ. C. '12 Section 3734; Civ. C. '02 Section 2649; G. S. 2016; R. S. 2148; 1882 (18) 848.
SC Code § 27-25-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-40. Assignment for benefit of creditors; appointment of agents by creditors.

 Whenever any debtor shall assign his property for the benefit of his creditors, the creditors may name and appoint an agent or agents, equal in number to the assignees, to act in their behalf jointly with the assignee or assignees named and appointed by the assignor.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-354; 1952 Code Section 57-354; 1942 Code Section 9097; 1932 Code Section 9097; Civ. C. '22 Section 5502; Civ. C. '12 Section 3723; Civ. C. '02 Section 2638; G. S. 2005; R. S. 2137; 1828 (6) 365.
SC Code § 27-25-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-50. Sales and transfers prior to appointment of agents.

 Except as otherwise provided, all sales and transfers of property made by the assignee or assignees prior to the appointment of the agent or agents of the creditors are hereby declared void and of no effect.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-355; 1952 Code Section 57-355; 1942 Code Section 9098; 1932 Code Section 9098; Civ. C. '22 Section 5503; Civ. C. '12 Section 3724; Civ. C. '02 Section 2639; G. S. 2006; R. S. 2138; 1828 (6) 365.
SC Code § 27-25-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-60. Calling creditors together.

 The assignee or assignees, within ten days after the execution of the deed of assignment, shall call the creditors together to proceed to the appointment of their agent or agents.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-356; 1952 Code Section 57-356; 1942 Code Section 9098; 1932 Code Section 9098; Civ. C. '22 Section 5503; Civ. C. '12 Section 3724; Civ. C. '02 Section 2639; G. S. 2006; R. S. 2138; 1828 (6) 365.
SC Code § 27-25-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-70. Procedure when assignees neglect or refuse to call creditors together.

 If the assignee or assignees delay, neglect or refuse to assemble the creditors within the time herein prescribed and limited, the creditors may meet and appoint their agent or agents; and the agent or agents, on application to and by order of the judge of the court of common pleas, shall take into their hands and possession all the property assigned and of which the assignee would by law be entitled to the possession and shall sell and dispose of it agreeably to the deed of assignment.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-357; 1952 Code Section 57-357; 1942 Code Section 9099; 1932 Code Section 9099; Civ. C. '22 Section 5504; Civ. C. '12 Section 3725; Civ. C. '02 Section 2640; G. S. 2007; R. S. 2139; 1828 (6) 365.
SC Code § 27-25-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-80. Election of agents.

 In the appointment of the agent or agents, the majority in amount of the debts represented by the creditors present at the meeting shall govern.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-358; 1952 Code Section 57-358; 1942 Code Section 9100; 1932 Code Section 9100; Civ. C. '22 Section 5505; Civ. C. '12 Section 3726; Civ. C. '02 Section 2641; G. S. 2008; R. S. 2140; 1828 (6) 366.
SC Code § 27-25-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-90. Rights and powers of agents.

 The agent or agents so appointed shall have equal power and authority with the assignee or assignees to sell and dispose of the property assigned and distribute and pay the proceeds, according to the intent and provisions of the deed of assignment. All sales, hypothecations or other transfers of property, whether real or personal, shall be void and null unless made with the consent and concurrence of the assignee or assignees and agent or agents, or a majority of them, and should the assignee or assignees and agent or agents be equally divided on any question such question shall be decided by an umpire appointed as provided in Section 27-25-110.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-359; 1952 Code Section 57-359; 1942 Code Section 9100; 1932 Code Section 9100; Civ. C. '22 Section 5505; Civ. C. '12 Section 3726; Civ. C. '02 Section 2641; G. S. 2008; R. S. 2140; 1828 (6) 366.
SC Code § 27-25-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-100. Effect of neglect or refusal of creditors to appoint agents.

 Should the creditors refuse or neglect to appoint an agent or agents within ten days after they have been called together by the assignee or assignees, the assignee or assignees may forthwith proceed to sell or otherwise dispose of the assigned effects, without the concurrence of the creditors.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-360; 1952 Code Section 57-360; 1942 Code Section 9101; 1932 Code Section 9101; Civ. C. '22 Section 5506; Civ. C. '12 Section 3727; Civ. C. '02 Section 2642; G. S. 2009; R. S. 2141; 1828 (6) 366.
SC Code § 27-25-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-110. Appointment of umpire.

 In case of disagreement between the assignee or assignees and agent or agents, any of the judges of the courts of common pleas, at chambers, shall, on application of either of the parties, decide and, if deemed necessary, name and appoint an umpire to act jointly with the assignee or assignees and agent or agents.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-361; 1952 Code Section 57-361; 1942 Code Section 9103; 1932 Code Section 9103; Civ. C. '22 Section 5508; Civ. C. '12 Section 3729; Civ. C. '02 Section 2644; G. S. 2011; R. S. 2143; 1828 (6) 366.
SC Code § 27-25-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-120. Deposit of proceeds of sales.

 The proceeds arising from the sales of the property assigned shall be deposited for safekeeping in a national bank within the State or some banking institution incorporated by the State, in the joint names of the assignee or assignees and agent or agents and subject to their joint drafts.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-362; 1952 Code Section 57-362; 1942 Code Section 9102; 1932 Code Section 9102; Civ. C. '22 Section 5507; Civ. C. '12 Section 3728; Civ. C. '02 Section 2643; G. S. 2010; R. S. 2142; 1828 (6) 366.
SC Code § 27-25-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-130. General powers of creditors.

 The creditors or such committee as they may appoint may direct and prescribe the time and mode of selling and the terms of sale or order a distribution of the assets on hand, and a final closing of the concern. And, in case of need, they may revoke and dismiss their agent or agents and name and appoint another or others in their stead.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-363; 1952 Code Section 57-363; 1942 Code Section 9104; 1932 Code Section 9104; Civ. C. '22 Section 5509; Civ. C. '12 Section 3730; Civ. C. '02 Section 2645; G. S. 2012; R. S. 2144; 1828 (6) 366.
SC Code § 27-25-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-140. Statements of proceedings.

 The assignee or assignees and agent or agents shall lay, every three months, before the creditors or such committee as they may appoint, an exact statement of their proceedings. The creditors or their committee may, however, call the assignee or assignees and agent or agents oftener to account.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-364; 1952 Code Section 57-364; 1942 Code Section 9104; 1932 Code Section 9104; Civ. C. '22 Section 5509; Civ. C. '12 Section 3730; Civ. C. '02 Section 2645; G. S. 2012; R. S. 2144; 1828 (6) 366.
SC Code § 27-25-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-150. Damages for failure to account or follow directions.

 The assignee's or assignees' and agent's or agents' failure or neglect to lay a statement of their proceedings before the creditors or their committee, as and when directed by Section 27-25-140, or whenever called on, or to obey or abide by their directions, renders them answerable for all damages resulting from their refusal or neglect, and they shall forfeit the commission they might otherwise be entitled to.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-365; 1952 Code Section 57-365; 1942 Code Section 9104; 1932 Code Section 9104; Civ. C. '22 Section 5509; Civ. C. '12 Section 3730; Civ. C. '02 Section 2645; G. S. 2012; R. S. 2144; 1828 (6) 366.
SC Code § 27-25-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 25 - Assignments For The Benefit Of Creditors|Section 27-25-160. Commissions allowed.

 The commission due and owing to the assignee or assignees and agent or agents for their trouble and labor shall be five per cent on receiving and two and a half per cent on paying, to be equally divided between them, that is to say, one half to the assignee or assignees and the other half to the agent or agents. But upon petition to the circuit court or a judge thereof there may, in the discretion of the court or judge, be allowed fees to the assignee or assignees and agent or agents in excess of those above provided.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-366; 1952 Code Section 57-366; 1942 Code Section 9105; 1932 Code Section 9105; Civ. C. '22 Section 5510; Civ. C. '12 Section 3731; Civ. C. '02 Section 2646; G. S. 2013; R. S. 2145; 1828 (6) 367; 1950 (46) 1839.
SC Code § 27-27-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 27 - Betterments|Section 27-27-10. Recovery for improvements made in good faith.

 After final judgment in favor of the plaintiff in an action to recover lands and tenements, if the defendant has purchased or acquired the lands and tenements recovered in such action or taken a lease thereof or those under whom he holds have purchased or acquired a title to such lands and tenements or taken a lease thereof, supposing at the time of such purchase or acquisition such title to be good in fee or such lease to convey and secure the title and interest therein expressed, such defendant shall be entitled to recover of the plaintiff in such action the full value of all improvements made upon such land by such defendant or those under whom he claims, in the manner provided in this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-401; 1952 Code Section 57-401; 1942 Code Section 8831; 1932 Code Section 8831; Civ. C. '22 Section 5296; Civ. C. '12 Section 3526; Civ. C. '02 Section 2440; G. S. 1835; R. S. 1952; 1870 (14) 313; 2013 Act No. 71, Section 1, eff June 13, 2013.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment inserted "or acquired" following "purchased" in two places and "or acquisition" following "purchase".
SC Code § 27-27-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 27 - Betterments|Section 27-27-20. Determining value of improvements.

 The sum which such land shall be found at the time of the rendition of such judgment to be worth more, in consequence of improvements so made, than it would have been had no such improvements or betterments been made shall be deemed to be the value of such improvement or betterments.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-402; 1952 Code Section 57-402; 1942 Code Section 8832; 1932 Code Section 8832; Civ. C. '22 Section 5297; Civ. C. '12 Section 3527; Civ. C. '02 Section 2441; G. S. 1836; R. S. 1953.
SC Code § 27-27-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 27 - Betterments|Section 27-27-30. Proceedings subsequent to judgment to recover value of improvements.

 The defendant in such action shall, within forty-eight hours after such judgment or during the term of the court in which it shall be rendered, file in the office of the clerk of the court in which such judgment was rendered a complaint against the plaintiff for so much money as the lands and tenements are so made better. The filing of such complaint shall be sufficient notice to the defendant in such complaint to appear and defend against it. All subsequent proceedings shall be had in accordance with the practice prescribed in this Code for actions generally.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-403; 1952 Code Section 57-403; 1942 Code Section 8833; 1932 Code Section 8833; Civ. C. '22 Section 5298; Civ. C. '12 Section 3528; Civ. C. '02 Section 2442; G. S. 1837; R. S. 1954.
SC Code § 27-27-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 27 - Betterments|Section 27-27-40. Stay of judgment in first action; special verdict for betterments.

 The court, on the entry of such action, shall stay all proceedings upon the judgment obtained in the prior action, except the recovery of such lands, until the sale of the lands recovered as provided in Section 27-27-60. The final judgment shall be upon a special verdict by a jury, under the direction of the court, stating the value of the lands and tenements without the improvements put thereon in good faith by the defendant in the prior action and the value thereof with improvements. The defendant in the prior action shall be entitled for such betterments to a verdict for the value thereof, as of the date when the lands were recovered from him and interest on such verdict from such date.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-404; 1952 Code Section 57-404; 1942 Code Section 8834; 1932 Code Section 8834; Civ. C. '22 Section 5299; Civ. C. '12 Section 3529; Civ. C. '02 Section 2443; G. S. 1838; R. S. 1955; 1885 (19) 432.
SC Code § 27-27-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 27 - Betterments|Section 27-27-50. Judgment deemed equivalent to attachment; priority of liens.

 The lands and tenements so recovered shall be held to respond to such judgment for betterments in the same manner and for the same time as if they had been attached on mesne process and such judgment for betterments shall be a lien on such land in preference to all other liens.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-405; 1952 Code Section 57-405; 1942 Code Sections 8834, 8835; 1932 Code Sections 8834, 8835; Civ. C. '22 Sections 5299, 5300; Civ. C. '12 Sections 3529, 3530; Civ. C. '02 Sections 2443, 2444; G. S. 1838, 1839; R. S. 1955, 1956; 1885 (19) 432.
SC Code § 27-27-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 27 - Betterments|Section 27-27-60. Sale of lands; division of proceeds; payment in lieu of sale.

 When final judgment shall be rendered as provided in Section 27-27-40 the court shall direct a sale of the land recovered in ejectment on the following terms: That out of the proceeds of sale the plaintiff in ejectment or his legal representative be paid the amount ascertained as the value of his land without improvements put thereon in good faith by the defendant and the surplus, if any, be paid to the occupying claimant or his legal representative. But this section shall not apply when the plaintiff in ejectment or his legal representative shall, within sixty days after the aforesaid special verdict, pay into the office of the clerk of the court, for the defendant, the value of the betterments as so found in such special verdict.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-406; 1952 Code Section 57-406; 1942 Code Section 8835; 1932 Code Section 8835; Civ. C. '22 Section 5300; Civ. C. '12 Section 3530; Civ. C. '02 Section 2444; G. S. 1839; R. S. 1956; 1885 (19) 432.
SC Code § 27-27-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 27 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 27 - Betterments|Section 27-27-70. Alternative procedure by alleging value of improvement in answer.

 In any action for the recovery of lands and tenements, whether such action be denominated legal or equitable, the defendant who may have made improvements or betterments on such land, believing at the time he made such improvements or betterments that his title thereto was good in fee, may set up in his answer a claim against the plaintiff for so much money as the land has been increased in value in consequence of the improvements so made and the defendant may also set up a claim against the plaintiff for so much money as the land has been increased in value in consequence of improvements or betterments made by any person under or through whom he claims, if it be shown that the defendant actually believed he was taking a good title in fee simple thereto at the time of the alleged taking thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 57-407; 1952 Code Section 57-407; 1942 Code Section 8836; 1932 Code Section 8836; Civ. C. '22 Section 5301; Civ. C. '12 Section 3531; Civ. C. '02 Section 2445; R. S. 1957; 1885 (19) 343; 1917 (30) 392.