Corte Co. v. County Commission of McDowell County

McHUGH, Justice:

This action is before this Court upon an appeal by Corte Company, Inc., (hereinafter “Corte”) from a judgment of the Circuit Court of McDowell County, West Virginia, entered on December 17, 1981, which overruled Corte’s motion to alter or amend a previous judgment entered on November 23, 1981. Both judgments denied Corte prejudgment interest, on a contractual debt, which it had sought to recover from the appellee, County Commission of McDowell County. This Court has before it the petition for appeal, all matters of record and the briefs and argument of counsel.

On February 21,…