Legal Opinion
Home Life Insurance Company, New York, Cross-Appellant v. Equitable Equipment Company, Inc., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1982No. 80-3874PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Our prior opinion, 680 F.2d 1056 (5th Cir. 1982), increased the amount awarded as damages to Home Life Insurance Co. of New York (Home Life), but did not mention interest. Jurisdiction being founded on diversity, the district court awarded interest from the date of judicial demand until paid. La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 13:4203 (West 1968). Equitable Equipment Company, Inc. (Equitable), the judgment debtor, contends that Louisiana law does not apply in determining either the date from which interest accrues or the amount of interest, and that, even in diversity cases,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Sidney A. Sparks, R. L. Lynd, D/B/A Sidney A. Sparks, Trustee v. Duval County Ranch Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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- Silver v. NelsonDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1985
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