Counterclaim, transfer to court of common pleas.
S.C. Code Ann. § 22-3-30
in effectWhen a counterclaim is filed which if successful would exceed the magistrates' civil jurisdictional amount as provided in Section 22-3-10, then the initial claim and counterclaim must be transferred to the docket of the common pleas court for that judicial circuit.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t22c003.phpFetched: 10/17/2026
