Woodline Motor Freight, Inc. v. Troutman Oil Co.

W.H.“Dub” Arnold, Chief Justice.

The sole issue presented in this negligence case is whether the trial court erred in awarding prejudgment interest on the property damages awarded to appellees Troutman Oil Company, Inc., and Jerry Crosland, d/ b/a Jerry’s One Stop. The resolution of this issue requires us to examine and clarify the law on prejudgment interest in Arkansas. After a thorough review of the history of our jurisprudence on this subject, we hold that the trial court erred in awarding prejudgment interest where the appellees’ claims were neither liquidated nor ascertainable by fixed…