South Carolina Code 15-19-10. Grounds for attachment generally
(1) For the recovery of money;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 15-19-10
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- property: as used in this Title , includes both real and personal property. See South Carolina Code 15-1-50
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
(2) For the recovery of property, whether real or personal, or damages for the wrongful conversion and detention of personal property;
(3) For the recovery of damages for injury done to either person or property;
(4) Against a corporation created by or under the laws of any other state, government or country;
(5) Against a defendant who is not a resident of this State;
(6) Against the master, captain or agent of any sailing vessel entering any of the ports of this State for pilotage services rendered such vessel;
(7) Against a defendant who has absconded or concealed himself; or
(8) When any person or corporation is about to remove any of his or its property from this State, or has assigned, disposed of or secreted or is about to assign, dispose of or secrete any of his or its property with intent to defraud creditors as mentioned in this chapter;
The plaintiff at the time of issuing the summons or any time afterwards may have the property of such defendant or corporation attached, in the manner prescribed in this chapter, as a security for the satisfaction of such judgment as the plaintiff may recover.
For the purposes of this section an action shall be deemed commenced when the summons is issued, provided that personal service of such summons shall be made or publication thereof commenced within thirty days.