Legal Opinion
Salzman v. Morentin
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided May 12, 1977No. 2 CA-CIV 2377PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOWARD, Chief Judge.
The issue in this case is whether Rule 6(a), Rules of Civil Procedure, is applicable to a statute of limitations.
Appellants filed a malpractice action against the appellee. Under the applicable statute of limitations, A.R.S. § 12-542(1), the last day for filing the action fell on Saturday. The suit was not filed until the following Monday. The trial court ruled that the action was barred and granted summary judgment to appellee. We reverse.
A.R.S. § 12-542(1) provides that an action for personal injuries shall be commenced “. . . within two years after the cause of…
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