SC · rules
SCRCP 2
One Form of Action
There shall be one form of action to be known as "civil action".
Note:
These Rules are the same as Federal Rules 1 and 2 except the name of the State. Rule
81 provides that the Rules will apply also to Magistrate's, Probate and Family Courts
where not inconsistent with the rules of those courts. Rule 2 is substantially identical
to Code Sections 15-1-80 and 90. This Rule also abolishes the mostly cosmetic
differences between "actions" and "special proceedings". A special proceeding is really
only a civil action in which some special remedy is sought; i.e., writ of mandamus, writ
of habeas corpus, etc.
Provenance
- Source
- www.sccourts.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- supplied-sc-01-print-version-2026-10-02
- Content hash
cf26d36add49b6411bec56a0c1d40d698bc5457406363f2fc2dea4a7307c4bf8
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