Legal Opinion
Woods v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 14, 1994No. 2285 C.D. 1989; 145 and 346 C.D. 1993PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Judge.
This casé presents two issues regarding the assessment of post-judgment interest pursuant to Section 8101 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8101: 1) whether post-judgment interest can be assessed against a Commonwealth party, and 2) whether post-judgment interest can be assessed against delay damages awarded pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 238. We answer both questions in the affirmative.
Timothy Woods (Woods) brought an action against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (DOT) seeking damages for personal injuries which he sustained while operating a motorcycle…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Purdy EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Philadelphia v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Woods v. Commonwealth Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Deveaux v. PALMERCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Ralph Myers Contracting Corp. v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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