Court Opinion

ID: 9762050
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 02:09:20.805381+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:29:29.578874
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Robert L. Brown, Justice, concurring. This case in part concerns itself with an issue laid to rest by Green v. Wiggins, 304 Ark. 484, 803 S.W.2d 536 (1991). The issue is when is a cause of action commenced for purposes of the savings statute. We held in Green that simply filing a complaint did not commence an action for savings statute purposes, even though Ark. R. Civ. P. 3 does not exempt savings statute matters from its general pronouncement. I agree with the opinion in this case but write to emphasize the point that filing a complaint under Rule 3 does not by itself determine commencement for purposes of limitation of actions or the savings statute. Service of process under Rule 4(i) must at least be attempted in order for commencement to occur and to toll the 120-day requirement for service. A strict reading of our Rule 3 might indicate otherwise.