South Carolina Code 33-42-1820. Proper plaintiff
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 33-42-1820
- Partner: means a limited or general partner. See South Carolina Code 33-42-20
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means a natural person, partnership, limited partnership (domestic or foreign), trust, estate, association, or corporation. See South Carolina Code 33-42-20
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
In a derivative action, the plaintiff must be a partner at the time of bringing the action and (1) must have been a partner at the time of the transaction of which he complains or (2) his status as a partner must have devolved upon him by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person who was a partner at the time of the transaction.