Franklin v. Guralnick

The defendant Guralnick appeals from a denial by a Superior Court judge of his motion concerning the method of computation of interest on a jury verdict entered in a civil tort action. During jury deliberations, the attorneys for the plaintiff and the defendant Albert notified the court and Gural nick’s attorney that they had orally entered into a settlement agreement. 3 Later that day, the jury returned a verdict in the sum of $375,000 for the plaintiff against both defendants. The only dispute in this case concerns whether the amount of the settlement should be deducted from the jury…