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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 62-3-109

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
The running of any statute of limitations on a cause of action belonging to a decedent which had not been barred as of the date of his death is suspended during the eight months following the decedent’s death but resumes thereafter unless otherwise tolled.