Samoa Products, Inc. v. A'asa

On Motion to Set Interest on Judgment:

This case arose in January of 1985 when plaintiff filed a pleading entitled "Complaint on Open Book for Building Supplies." It alleged that, between April 1983 and June 1984, plaintiff had sold defendant some building materials but that defendant had not paid for these materials. The "amount due and owing" was said to be $7,877.77. It was not stated whether this was the purchase price of the building materials or whether additional amounts for interest, attorney fees, etc., were included.

In June of 1986 the plaintiff amended its complaint to state that…