Home Port Rentals, Inc. v. Moore

Acting Justice KING:

This is a judgment-execution case. The circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of Roger Moore (Respondent) against Home Port Rentals, Inc. (Petitioner), holding that South Carolina’s ten-year limitations period for execution 1 is not tolled for time during which a judgment debtor is out of state. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Home Port Rentals, Inc. v. Moore, 359 S.C. 230, 597 S.E.2d 810 (Ct.App.2004). This Court granted a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ opinion. We affirm as modified.

FACTS

On March 20, 1989, the United States District Court for…