Pac-Van, Inc. v. Wekiva Falls Resort

OPINION

SHEPARD, Senior Judge.

When the losing party pays a judgment in full, does post-judgment interest keep running on the whole amount until the trial court calculates the amount due for the period between the judgment and the payment? The trial court here said yes. The statute and the cases are otherwise.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Wekiva Falls Resort sued Pac-Van, Inc., for breach of contract and negligence. On April 15, 2011, a jury returned a verdict for Wekiva in the amount of $102,285. Pac-Van paid the judgment on June 2, 2011. Wekiva also requested an award of attorney’s fees. On…