Cornia v. Wilcox

HOWE, Justice:

Plaintiff cattle owners brought this action for the loss of and damage to their cattle that grazed on defendant’s property. A jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs, awarding $110,019.96 in damages. Defendant appeals. Plaintiffs cross-appeal the trial court’s refusal to award prejudgment interest.

*1382I. FACTS

We recite the facts in a light favorable to the jury verdict. State v. Johnson, 774 P.2d 1141, 1147 (Utah 1989); Andreason v. Aetna Casualty & Sur. Co., 848 P.2d 171, 173 (Utah Ct.App.1993). In late 1988, plaintiffs Orson Cornia and Dennis Weston entered into separate…