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Williams v. Trans-Atlantic Motors, Inc.
Citations: 6 Conn. App. 616; 506 A.2d 1080; 1986 Conn. App. LEXIS 900Docket: 3913
Court: Connecticut Appellate Court; April 1, 1986; Connecticut; State Appellate Court
The appeal addresses the entitlement of the plaintiff to prejudgment interest on a jury-awarded damage verdict of $10,956.09. The trial court accepted the jury's verdict and rendered judgment without including prejudgment interest in the jury's considerations. Subsequently, the court modified the judgment to add prejudgment interest of $4,586.96 when a property execution was issued. The defendant appealed the addition of prejudgment interest. Citing precedent from Canton Motorcar Works, Inc. v. DiMartino, the court found it erroneous to award prejudgment interest in a jury case, as the jury had not been instructed to consider it. The judgment concerning prejudgment interest was set aside, and the case was remanded for reinstatement of the original judgment without the added prejudgment interest.