United Insurance Co. of America v. Chapman Industries

*746OPINION ON REHEARING2

In this appeal, we consider whether prejudgment interest should be calculated pursuant to a general interest statute, NRS 99.040, or a specific interest statute, NRS 92A.340, in a dissenting shareholder action that commenced before NRS 92A.340 was enacted. We conclude that NRS 92A.340 applies.

FACTS

In 1987, respondents Unicoa Corporation shareholders Myron Chapman, Audrey Schlossberg, and Chapman Industries (collectively Chapman dissenters) dissented when Unicoa merged into appellant United Insurance Company of America (United). In 1987, the Chapman dissenters filed suit,…