SECTION 15-67-240. Premises held adversely but not under written instrument or court judgment or decree.

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When it shall appear that there has been an actual continued occupation of premises under a claim of title, exclusive of any other right but not founded upon a written instrument or a judgment or decree, the premises so actually occupied, and no other, shall be deemed to have been held adversely.

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SECTION 15-67-240. Premises held adversely but not under written instrument or court judgment or decree. · S.C. Code Ann. § 15-67-240 | Frix