Martin v. Hale's Administratrix

Motion by Fred Martin and Stella Martin for an appeal from so much of a judgment against them as awarded interest from the date of filing the complaint. The suit was by a contractor who had built a house for the Martins, seeking to recover the unpaid balance of the original contract price, together with the cost of some extra work not covered by the contract. The Martins contend that the claim sued upon was an unliquidated one, and therefore interest should have been allowed only from the date of the judgment. The difference in interest amounts to a little more than $1,000.

The rule is that…