South Carolina § 15-39-620 - Estates held in trust may be sold.
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§ 15-39-620. Estates held in trust may be sold.
All estate, real or personal, which is held in trust for him against whom execution is sued may be seized by the sheriff or officer to whom the writ is delivered and sold as the property of him that is entitled to the trust, in the same manner as if such property were held in his own name.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-1752; 1952 Code SECTION 10-1752; 1942 Code SECTION 9067; 1932 Code SECTION 9067; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5476; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3697; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2613; G. S. 1984; R. S. 2113; 1712 (2) 527.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-39-620 ("Estates held in trust may be sold.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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