Gail Ex Rel. Gail v. Western Convenience Stores

HARRIS, Justice.

Gail, a Cedar Rapids police officer, recovered substantial damages for personal injuries he suffered when an intoxicated driver rammed his police car during a high speed chase. We affirmed that judgment in a previous appeal. Gail v. Clark, 410 N.W. 2d 662, 675 (Iowa 1987). An interest award, though a part of the judgment, was not challenged in the prior appeal. The question here is whether that interest award was subject to modification in accordance with a rule we meanwhile announced in another case. The trial court held the interest award could be modified; we hold it…