Afcodian (International) Limited v. Brompton Air Services Division of African-American Trade Corporation

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

The issue in this diversity case is whether a Massachusetts statute, Mass.Gen. Laws ch. 223, § 42A, prevents a court from awarding interest to a party that shows it is legally entitled to an entire sum of money that it has attached. The statute limits attachments to “the amount of the claim and such additional amount as is reasonably necessary to include interest [and costs].” The district court evidently felt that this statute means that if the money necessary to pay interest is not included in the sum attached interest may not be paid. We disagree with this…