Marshall v. SUPERIOR COURT, MARICOPA CTY.

FELDMAN, Justice.

The question in this special action proceeding is whether an amendment to the complaint relates back to the date on which the action was filed. If not, the cause of action asserted in the amendment would be barred by the statute of limitations.

Acting through her conservator, plaintiff (the petitioner in this proceeding) brought an action against Britt, Eldridge and others. Eldridge is the only real party in interest in the special action before us. The complaint, filed in March 1977, alleged that plaintiff was a protected person (as defined in A.R.S. § 14-5101(2), that she…