Catanzaro v. Central Congregational Church

OPINION

Does interest accrue on a judgment from the time of its entry in the Superior Court to the time of this Court’s disposition on an ultimately unsuccessful appeal, if the appeal has been brought by a judgment creditor? Our past cases have held that when a judgment debtor appeals a Superior Court award, interest continues to accrue during the pendency of the appeal. Welsh Manufacturing, Division of Textron, Inc. v. Pinkerton’s, Inc., 494 A.2d 897 (R.I.1985). When a judgment creditor brings an unsuccessful appeal, however, interest may not accrue while that appeal is pending. Paola v.…