Daskal v. State

OPINION OF THE COURT

Gerard M. Weisberg, J.

The subject of this motion is related to whether interest on a bifurcated nonjury trial of a tort action runs from the date *601of the decision upon which final judgment was entered or the date of the interlocutory judgment determining liability.

When that question was first raised before this court, we held that the computation would be from the former in the absence of any delay caused by the "fault” of the defendant. A motion, appeal or other legal proceedings undertaken by the defendant could result in interest computation from the date of the…