Riendeau v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

OPINION

KESSLER, Judge.

¶ 1 Plaintiff Leonard Riendeau (“Husband”) and Plaintiff H. Lorraine Riendeau (“Wife”) separately appeal the superior court’s judgment against them. We consolidate their appeals on our own motion pursuant to Arizona Rule of Civil Appellate Procedure (“ARCAP”) 8(b). 1 This case presents the issue of whether the tardy filing of a cost bond on appeal from compulsory arbitration renders the appeal jurisdictionally defective. We hold that it does not.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 Husband and Wife filed a complaint in the superior court alleging that they each suffered…