Alta Vista Plaza, Ltd. v. Insulation Specialists Co.

OPINION

DRUKE, Chief Judge.

The only issue defendants/appellants raise in this appeal is whether plaintiffs/appellees were entitled to an award of prejudgment interest on fire damages caused by defendants’ negligence. Plaintiffs cross-appeal claiming that the amount of prejudg-ment interest awarded should have been greater. Because the award of prejudgment interest involves a matter of law, our review is de novo. Employers Mut. Casualty Co. v. McKeon, 170 Ariz. 75, 821 P.2d 766 (App. 1991). We affirm.

On May 9,1990, fire damaged a supermarket and various stores in a Phoenix shopping center. On…