Legal Opinion
Steele v. Compass Welding Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 22, 1991No. CA 90 1465PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LeBLANC, Judge.
This appeal involves the single issue of whether the trial court properly awarded prejudgment interest on an award of attorneys’ fees and costs2. A judgment was *1237rendered on March 19, 1990, in favor of McDermott Incorporated and against Compass Welding Co., Inc., awarding attorneys’ fees and costs in the amount of $40,970.52, with legal interest from date of judicial demand, November 26, 1984 (i.e., the date on which McDermott filed a third-party action against Compass). Compass appeals, contending the award of prejudgment interest was improper.
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