Worrell v. Lathan ex rel. Estate of Brisendine

GOOLSBY, Judge:

Barbara Worrell brought this action as a claim against the estate of C. Elizabeth Brisendine. A jury in the Court of Common Pleas found for Worrell in the amount of $10,000. Lathan and Meyer, personal representatives for the estate, appeal the trial court’s denial of their motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Worrell appeals the trial court’s denial of prejudgment interest. We reverse and remand.1

We are required to view the facts in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, here Worrell, to determine whether the trial court should have…