California Court of Appeal

In a case involving a contract to install tile, stone, and marble in the plaintiffs' home, in which the plaintiffs were successful in having a trial court order vacating an arbitration award in their favor reversed as to the contracting company, the plaintiffs are held entitled to prejudgment interest between the time the trial court vacated the arbitration award in their favor and the appellate court's reinstatement of the award, since: 1) the plaintiff's right to damages was a fixed liability as of the date of the final arbitration award; and 2) the "prevented by law" exception to accrual of prejudgment interest in Civil Code section 3287 did not apply.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/19/2012
• Published 04/19/2012

Judges

• Aldrich

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Haight Brown & Bonesteel, Law Office of Nancy Tompkins