Ankney v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

Per Curium.

This is an appeal by defendant-appellant, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (“Nationwide”) from a judgment of the Defiance County Common Pleas Court granting prejudgment interest to plaintiffs-appellees, James K. Ankney, administrator of the estate of James D. Ankney, James K. Ankney, Martin W. Ankney, Michael C. Ankney and Dylan Ankney (hereinafter collectively referred to as “appellees”). Nationwide submits the following assignment of error for our review:

“The trial court erred in awarding pre-judgment interest for the reason that it is against the manifest weight of the…