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Section 14-3-320. Appellate jurisdiction in chancery; review of findings of fact of Family Court.

SC Code § 14-3-320 (2019) (N/A)
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The Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction only in cases of chancery, and in such appeals they shall review the findings of fact as well as the law, except in chancery cases when the facts are settled by a jury and the verdict not set aside; provided, that in cases which arise out of the Family Court, except those cases dealing with juvenile misconduct, review by the Supreme Court of the findings of fact of the Family Court shall be limited to a determination of whether or not there is substantial evidence to sustain such facts.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-122; 1952 Code Section 15-122; 1942 Code Section 26; 1932 Code Section 26; Civ. P. '22 Section 26; Civ. P. '12 Section 11; Civ. P. '02 Section 11; 1896 (22) Section 1; 1901 (23) 623; 1983 Act No. 89 Section 2, eff June 2, 1983.

Editor's Note

The Supreme Court of South Carolina declared Section 14-3-320 unconstitutional to the extent this section purported to limit the scope of appellate review in domestic cases, in Rutherford v Rutherford (1992, SC) 414 SE2d 157.

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Section 14-3-320. Appellate jurisdiction in chancery; review of findings of fact of Family Court.