Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 5-240 (2026)

"Action" includes special proceeding. 

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"Action" includes special proceeding. 

The word "action" as used in this chapter is to be construed, whenever it is necessary so to do, as including a special proceeding of a civil nature.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1951–2020 · leading case: Rivera v. Johnston, 225 P.2d 858 (Idaho 1951).
Rivera v. Johnston, 225 P.2d 858 (Idaho 1951). · cites it 4× “949 , Section 5-240, I.C. "Process and procedure under this act [Workmen's Compensation] shall be as summary and simple as reasonably may be and as far as possible in accordance with the rules of equity.”
Beale v. State, Dep't of Labor, 79 P.3d 715 (Idaho 2003). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code § 5-240 also provides, "The word 'action' as used in this chapter is to be construed, whenever it is necessary so to do, as including a special proceeding of a civil nature.”
State v. Doe (Idaho 2020). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code section 5-224 is a “catch-all” provision, providing that “[a]n action for relief not hereinbefore provided for must be commenced within four (4) years after the cause of action shall have accrued.”
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