If, when the cause of action accrues against a person, he is out of the state, the action may be commenced within the term herein limited, after his return to the state, and if, after the cause of action accrues, he departs from the state, the time of his absence is not part of the time limited for the commencement of the action.
Idaho Code § 5-229
Absence of defendant from state
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Laura Conner and Clarence H. Conner v. Oren W. Spencer (1962)
Most recently applied in Holly Galbraith v. Emily Fairbanks (March 2024)
C.C.P. 1881, § 169; R.S., R.C., & C.L., § 4069; C.S., § 6622; I.C.A., § 5-229.
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