Legal Opinion
Forest Sales Corporation v. Walter Bedingfield, Rufus McLarty
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1989No. 88-2957PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
Forest Sales Corporation (Forest) appeals the district court’s decision that in diversity actions postjudgment interest should be paid at a federal, rather than state, rate. It also appeals the partial denial of post-judgment attorney’s fees. We affirm.
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In April 1981 Forest began transacting business on an open account with Carolina Wood Preserving, Ltd., also known as Carolina Wood Preserving, Inc. Walter Bed-ingfield and Rufus McLarty (collectively “Bedingfield”) personally guaranteed this account. One year later, in April 1982, Forest brought suit for the balance of…
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