Legal Opinion
Schulte v. Smith
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 19, 1997No. 1960476PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Application for Rehearing
The opinion of September 12, 1997, is withdrawn and the following is substituted therefor.
The only issue involved in this appeal is how post-judgment interest should be calculated. Both sides argue that the trial court's calculations are incorrect. We reverse and remand.
On April 6, 1993, a jury returned a verdict of $4.5 million in favor of the plaintiff in this wrongful death/medical malpractice action. On April 23, 1993, the defendants moved to have the verdict reduced, pursuant to § 6-5-547, Ala. Code 1975, which limited the recovery permitted for wrongful death…
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