Janson v. Christensen

CORCORAN, Justice.

Pursuant to rule 27(a), Rules of the Arizona Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona has certified to this court the following question of law:

Does A.R.S. § 12-504, commonly referred to as Arizona’s saving statute, apply to the refiling of an action after the statute of limitations has expired, when the original action was terminated before the expiration of the limitations period?

Because this question is an issue of first impression in this state and could be determinative of the action before the district court, we accept jurisdiction…