Snapp v. State Farm & Fire Casualty Co.

The sole point involved on this appeal is whether, under the circumstances of this case, after the judgment was reversed with directions, and, pursuant to. such directions, a revised judgment was entered, interest should start to run from the date of the original judgment or from the date of the revised judgment. We have concluded that under the rules announced in Stockton Theatres, Inc. v. Palermo, 55 Cal.2d 439 [11 Cal.Rptr. 580, 360 P.2d 76], in such a case, interest should be awarded from the date of entry of the original judgment.

The problem arises under the following circumstances. The…