{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-18-7-170","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 18-7-170","heading":"Judgment on appeal.","body":"Upon hearing the appeal the appellate court shall give judgment according to the justice of the case, without regard to technical errors and defects which do not affect the merits. In giving judgment the court may affirm or reverse the judgment of the court below, in whole or in part, as to any or all the parties and for errors of law or fact.","path":["Title 18 - APPEALS","CHAPTER 7 Appeals to Circuit and County Courts in Other Cases","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t18c007.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:47:19Z","sha256":"244af844e52799127fd42484658b94c88dd8891bc6aa046b8932bd783df5c0e0","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-18-7-160","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-18-7-180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}