Austin v. State

CRAWFORD, Judge.

This case involves the award of post-judgment interest on a claims commission judgment1 against the state.

In Austin v. State, 796 S.W.2d 449 (Tenn.1991), the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court awarding damages to the Austins in the amount of $300,000.00. On November 12, 1990, after the Supreme Court’s remand to the trial court, the Austins filed a motion for an award of post-judgment interest from the date of the judgment — July 1, 1987 — until October 22, 1990, when the judgment was *790paid.2 The trial court granted the motion and awarded the Austins…