Kladke v. Phillips

SHARP, Chief Judge.

Kladke (driver of a rented car involved in an accident with Phillips), Avis, Rent-A-Car System, Inc., (lessor of the car) and P.Y. Holding Corporation (owner of the car), appeal from a final judgment which awards Phillips post-settlement interest of $18,000.34. Phillips cross-appeals the failure of the trial court to award interest from the date of the settlement rather than commencing twenty days afterwards. We reverse the award of interest in its entirety-

Phillips sued the appellants for damages he received in an automobile accident with Kladke. On November 17, 1987, near…