Restina v. Crawford

Cooper, Judge.

In a negligence action brought by appellant against appellee the jury returned a verdict in favor of appellant for $75,000. Appellant moved the court for an order determining whether appellant was entitled to interest on the verdict pursuant to OCGA § 51-12-14. Following a hearing, the trial judge entered an order ruling that appellant was not entitled to interest and this appeal followed.

The trial judge found that pursuant to an agreement made before trial, appellant was entitled to a setoff of the verdict in the amount of $1,000 for medical payments paid by appellee to…