§ 23.10.2 TRIAL DE NOVO.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

§ 23.10.2Trial De Novo. "Trial de novo" means that the matter proceeds in the superior court as if that court were exercising original jurisdiction. Rojas v. Kimble, 89 Ariz. 276, 279, 361 P.2d 403, 405 (1961). In the limited situations in which the appeal is tried de novo, the superior court must follow the same procedures that would govern a case in which it had original jurisdiction. Horne v. Superior Court,89 Ariz. 289, 291-92, 361 P.2d 547, 548-49 (1961). However, the superior court's jurisdiction...