Digital & Analog Design Corp. v. North Supply Co.

Appellant’s propositions of law raise essentially two issues for our review: (1) whether, and under what situations, it is proper to award prejudgment interest, pursuant to R.C. 1343.03(C), if the plaintiff has been awarded punitive damages; and (2) whether a litigant in a tort action is entitled to have a jury determine whether, or in what amount, attorney fees should be awarded. We address each of these issues in turn.

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R.C. 1343.03(C) reads as follows:

“Interest on a judgment, decree, or order for the payment of money rendered in a civil action based on tortious conduct and not settled by…