Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 5-221 (2026)
Actions on claims against county.
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Actions on claims against county.
Actions on claims against a county which have been rejected by the board of commissioners must be commenced within six (6) months after the first rejection thereof by such board.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1964–2014 · leading case: Walker v. Shoshone Cnty., 739 P.2d 290 (Idaho 1987).
Walker v. Shoshone Cnty., 739 P.2d 290 (Idaho 1987). “On May 1, 1985, Shoshone County moved for summary judgment on the grounds that: (1) the six-month statute of limitations in I.C. § 5-221 had expired; and (2) the county was immune from liability under I.”
Billings v. Sisters of Mercy of Idaho, 389 P.2d 224 (Idaho 1964). “I.C. § 5-221 - "Actions on claims against a county which have been rejected by the board of commissioners must be commenced within six months after the first rejection thereof by such board.”
Brown v. Greenheart, 335 P.3d 1 (Idaho 2014). “Idaho Code section 6-401 provides in pertinent part that “[a]n action may be brought by any person against another who claims an estate or interest in real or personal property adverse to him, for the purpose of determining such adverse claim____” 1 (emphasis added).”
Univ. of Utah Hosp. v. Elmore Cnty., 765 P.2d 157 (Idaho Ct. App. 1988). “The county also asserted, as affirmative defenses, that the hospital’s claim was barred by a six-month statute of limitation on actions against counties (I.C. § 5-221), that it was barred by laches, and that a timely denial of the MI application had been made.”
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