Oskaloosa Food Products Corp. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

McGIVERIN, Justice.

Defendant The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Aetna) seeks further review of the court of appeals decision which reversed the district court order that statutory interest on the judgment for plaintiff Oskaloosa Food Products Corporation, Iowa Code § 535.3 (1981), accrued only from the date of judgment. Aetna contends that the district court ruled correctly because plaintiff did not request pre-judgment interest in its petition. We affirm the decision of the court of appeals that section 535.3 requires interest to be awarded from the date of the commencement of the action…