Statutory Interest Accrual on Judgment Debt Following Compelled Payment Motion
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAThe case concerns an appeal regarding the imposition of statutory interest on a judgment debt, where the underlying dispute involved a contract dispute with multiple prior proceedings and settlements spanning several years. The court reasoned that the appellant's filing of a motion to compel payment of the judgment debt, combined with the fact that the judgment was clearly ascertainable and due under the terms of the final judgment, constituted a demand for payment sufficient to trigger the accrual of statutory interest from the date of that filing, notwithstanding any ambiguity or prior procedural history that might have delayed full resolution of the monetary obligation, because the statute imposes interest from the time the debt becomes due and demandable.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IAArt. 66 al. 1 LTF, Art. 68 al. 2 LTF; Statutory Interest Accrual on Judgment Debt Following Compelled Payment Motion: The court reasoned that the appellant's filing of a motion to compel payment of the judgment debt, combined with the fact that the judgment was clearly ascertainable and due under the terms of the final judgment, constituted a demand for payment sufficient to trigger the accrual of statutory interest from the date of that filing, notwithstanding any ambiguity or prior procedural history that might have delayed full resolution of the monetary obligation, because the statute imposes interest from the time the debt becomes due and demandable.
Mots-clés
Généré par l'IADispositions légales citées
Généré par l'IADécisions connexes
Généré par l'IAQuestions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator
Généré par l'IAApplied for the imputation of court costs in the final order.
Applied for the allocation of attorney's fees in the final order.
Texte complet
%&'(%)((* "%+,(%)((*
"
" -" - -
-. / $ )* 0 )((*
!
!
"" # $ % &'!$ !'& ! ( ) *+ , -.
! " #$
5 3/66 5
1"
67 !.& !! 8 !9 :'!8 %- ( ;!% !! < ( 6+++ , 32237 &!& & (; !!! ( ! :'!87 ;! ! , ;:: ! ( ;'% = > 6 .'? 3223 ! (&5( (;('! &!& .! :. (- !! (! @8; 16 !? 322*$ &!! %&& 8; .! (&@, &!& ' ?&&: ( (A (&5( (;('!$ ( 6 %!'? 6++0 16 B! 6++C$ ! ( 6D ' 6+++ 60 ' 32267
37 ;& ;! . E ' ( '9& ( !. = >$ ! %- ( ;!!! (; (& ( !! @7 < %% , 5!F! ( < $ :'& ; 33 . 322* 8 G ! ( 5 & & ' % ;!&E!& ( ' %@! 8 @ '- '!! (% % ( 8 H$ %&! 8 G @ !'! &!! &E! :- . ( .! !&& % ' %@!7 !! ';! ?'! (%? ( ' ( (%? H7
:'! %!& ( %!% , $ %&. ( 1 ' 66 @ 322*7 ' &!& %(! !'% ( 4 . 63 ' 322*$ ! , %!& ( !. % '($ % & ( . % ! '%& % & (;:'! !. A ' < =! , ;!.!& (&%(!>7
17 '(! (;8F! &!& :& . @(8 ( ; 6D ' 322*$ : ( (&!'$ (; %!$ ;& &! E ( !.!& (&%(!$ !$ (;! %!$ 8 &!! !A (;%! ( ;!%7
*7 !( % . ( 8F! 6 @ 322*$ ;& (&& I
G ) . 8 A =: 6++C>$ @; (&(& G . ?( ( %& H (;! (&.%%'! (; 9&%!- ( %!! ! =(A %> J %! ( '! =.!> !%& , ;9&%!- 88 !7 ;&%8 @ !. 9K !! < ! ;!
(! ' 8 @ E& ' %@! =9??)>7 :! ( < ! ( (!7 ;) % . 9! 9 % @ (9 ( ' @? 9K !! < 7 31 %!'? 3223$ @; &!& & % !! < % ( !!! ( . :'!87 %- , ' 99 (;'% ( (' :'!8 =!9 :'!8>$ @; !& , ';!& ! , %!% %@! < 7 ( @! 8;, !! &%8 ';.! ( %( %: ( E& %)& % %@! < 7 ! :'!8 LLL7'!%!7 &!& ''& 3221 ! !'& 322*7 ) 88 ' (& ;!
'%& (;5'F'$ , . I !. ! .. % < EM , &! (; !% && % !7 ::!$
/012/3224
5 1/66 5
::! ( & &!& &! (. %!E! I ? ( :($ E&$ %!$ % (&?! %9 ( !! ( %!!)% < 7 ;9 ! !! ! %9 ( %@! '8 : ( E I ;E! J ;!5,5( % F! %& . .E! ' ( : 7 @ % !! ! &!& & =N> 8 $ !K 8 @ % %%& , . ' @ ';!E 8! :! ( . (! %&( : O @ %A 8!! ; 9P'E , !! ''! .! :! : ! .!! ( ( < 7 =N7> .A &E'! @! 8 @; !@ !& , ::! ' 99 (;'% ( ' (' =:'!8> H7
47 !P &!& :! ( 99 % (;'% ( ;& ( ' ( ' 322* 6* ! 64 @ 322*7 ( '%) !!& ;.! Q (;:: ( ;&7 !E& , %%$ ;& (&& % . ! '!- @! ( &% &E!. ( %! ( '%) &!! (& 8; .! .)& :: ! 8; .! K (;F! %!& !''!7 &E'! ::'& 8 ( O !. &!! %%&$ ! %F! , , %@! =:7 ! ( * B! 322* &!? % %'!>7
07 ;& &!& , . !( 3+ @ 322*7 , !! %&& 8; ;.! % . ! $ ' E!$ '' !! 8 ('5@& % '$ ! 8 %(! !'% %.! % F! @!$ ( %( ( %%!!& ( :'! % %@!7 (8& . ''& , 99 ( .! , %! ( '5. 322*7
D7 (& ( 6D B! 322*$ ; %& ;%!!( %'! ( ;& (% 6 @. 322*7 ::! (&& 8 5 .!
':!& (&@, .! %! 9P'E 6 .'? 3223 ! ( :Q !- (- ' ( @. 322*$ % '- (! .! ::!& 99 (;'%$ % !.!& 8; (! . !% : ( : %@! (;9&%!-$ % (::&! (&'9 8; .! &E'!
::!& ! , ;E! % ; (; $ .!& (;A % %('! %? !.!& (&%(! % '%! ( &!& < 8; .! !!& ! 8; (E (% (&?! J 8; !!
(% ' ( @. 322*$ !.!& ;&!! &E-'! (&%)& ( ( ( !! &!& ! , !F! (; &8% ( K % J 8 (- ''! ! '%! ! ( EE'! % ( %@! %&!&$ ! !- .'?? 8; ;&!! % ' (;%! !.!& & ! (? J 8 '%! ! ( (&! !! , ( 8; &!! %! (;?! ( 99 ( :'! ! 8; &!! %(& 8 EM , 8!!! 9P'E$ 8; ! (::'! .? 8; % ?( ( '- ?%! !.!& (&%(! %8 :''! (&!! %! (E! ( !! &!& '! &8% (
/012/3224
5 */66 5
K % J 8; ! 9)%!9- %%R! (;!! ' .'?? 8 ;A! ( !! &!& % &!& %%'! !.!& J 8; ;! % '!.& , %! '% ! 8!! ''&(!'! %@! J 8 '- (! ?& ;! % %% , '!. '%) %!! , :: '% J 8; ! : ! '%! ( (- (&! ( ;!&& 8 ! %F! , 8!! %@!
; !.! '%7
C7 ;& :'& %%! 60 %!'? 322*7
A%8 8 8; %( '% 9K !! < $ !! :: ( . 8; ::!& %- ( '? !% ( ! !
(;E !- (.:& ! ('& .$ ( !! !! ( '9& ( ! (;!.!&7 ;! 8 G @; % ;!!. ( ';!!? 9 %%&'! ( !. ;!' :! %'! ( ' %@! (;9&%!- ''& < %- . ' :: ( . ( (' ( ;:'!8 ! (9 ( 9 .? H7 ;& @! 8 8 &!& E&$ &!! !! . ( E% (;.! !&& % %@! !
%!? (; : '%!! %!7 E , ! &E( 8 G ? 8 ' %@! ! '& % ( ' 99 (;'%$ (%?!& ( %' ( ! ( ' ( &E! ( ! (7 !! (%?!& ! %!-'! & . !&&%987 !
!'! % '%!? . ! ( &E! (;:: H7
!! ;F! & !-'! , %@! (- ;%! 9P'E %8; ::!& ( '? :: (;'%$ ! :! 8 %@! < &!& !% (% E %-'! . ;!.!& %: 8; AQ! , 622S$ -E 8; ;! % &%( , ( %% !&&%98 .! 8; !. G ' H ! %' (::!& ! %% : 8 &!& < ;A! %$ ! !! .! 8'! ( .! ( %&!! , ;!!! ( !! % !&&7
%(! % % ( ! !! (!& ( 6D @.$ 3D @. ! 32 ' 3221 8 ! :! %. ( '%) %&&'! !E& % ; $ !! @!! :: (;'%7
+7 (& ( 62 :&. 3224$ % &'! %!'! (' %%!$ 8 ;! 8 (- 6 . 322*$ (! , '%! ( 8 ;& ''& , 99 !.'! :'! 8 %!!( %'! (! F! &7
627 ;& !@!& 6* ' 3224 ! (! (&7 %( % ;! E'! (&@, .8& ( %%!7 ! 8 I
/012/3224
5 4/66 5
G @; '!! 9 (;. % !. '% %%''!
!?7 %!$ (! !! &!& E& D :&. 3224 ! &!! (; !! %!& %- (; &!& !!& (&?! ( ;&!& 322*7 %%R! '! 8 ( 99 (;'% %.!
%! :! E!'% %- %' !!7 ' )A ;E'!! ( ' 9 (; ! , ;!' %! % (! (; %@! ( ' 99 (;'% (.! F! ! '' &&'! %!: . ( ::! ! ( 9E ( !. ''! !!( % % 99! '%7 %@! < '; (;! %! (& , (A ( !! ( !. !! 8;'%)& A )A ( ' '%) ' %!& ( E! ( %@! !!! .!E7 % ( % %@! < G ! H :E ( ' ! ''! O @; %( ' '% %- ( &!& !! < ! %' . '% H7
667 .!& , (&!'$ % &'! :'& (& %%!$ (&! 8 (& .! 9E& (- 6 . 322*7 !! (!$ (&'9 !% % ;& &!! ( &!!
(;.'! ! 8; ! ?'! ('!! 8; ! %!& '% ( & .! 'F' ''! ?!7
637 !( * !? 3224 % ? ( &$ ;& (&& . !.& '% 8!& (;:'! ( @ , (&'? 322* , % !'% %- ( &!& < :'!8$ % (- @. 3224 %- ( &!& T 7 % , %&! %! ( (! ( . ( '%E &7 % :'& ? 8 %@! !
( ;.!$ 8; '8! !!: :'! E? ( 61 ' (; .! ( (&:!.'!7
!E& !'% & , %@! (! %&( ( 9P'E$ %&& 8;&!! 9E& ( (! ! (::&! %$ 8 !! !.!$ %.! . ( !! . 8; (9 ( 9 ( !.7 A%8& 8; A!! (% (&?! ! ( !! (;E! ( !. ! (K %$ 9: %!$ 8; (;! ;&!! &'&&$ 8; .!'! '' ;.! &!& ::!&$ 8 : 8; .! '& ( ! ( ;& 322* &!! : (;'% ( %8!! ( %&!!$ !
6#422 :7 % %&& 8 G ! '%) 8 ';! EE& %- !! %&( ( 9P'E ! &!& :'& ( ;A! ( ' %@! ! !
!&&$ % !! 8 ;'%-! % ' !.$ ( !&&%9 G %.& H7 < '%) ;.! % &!& (E!$ @; &' %!& %$ ;)! % 9A7 %& 8 @ EE !'!
0#422 :7 % '$ 8 @ & . ( 63C#222 :7 9K ' '%) .! 9P'E H7
/012/3224
5 0/66 5
617 < 8 &!& E(& , @E7
"
67 E. ;E! @( => &!& '(:& ! !!&$ (- 6 B! 3221$ ? ! ( $ '%& ( 4 @E$ (! %&(! ! .5%&(!$ 4 %%&! ! 60 @E =!7 6 !7 ! 40 >7
<! , ;! ( ;&! ( 60 @E $ % ? :&(& 3D @. 322* = " 612 620>$ ( E. (%!&$ 61 :&.$ (%! !! E! %'!!! ? ! ( ( &E , ! @E !!$ $ ( ;!!! ( ;&! ( .A @E 7
37 :'&'! , #!7 40 7 6 !7 97 C $ ? ! ( R! ! 8 ( !!! %&. , ;!
40 ( :&(& %! E&& ( (! ( ( 0 !? 3222 !& .E 6 @. 3221 $ 8 ! !. , :&(& ;59P'E ?E! ! ;('!& (;.?!& ( 34 @ 6+C3 = >7
< '%&! % @E ( (;%- ! &!?7
17 $ !@!& !'% !$ ! .? =! 40 ! 02 >7
*7 ;?@! ( !E %! ;%!!( %'! ( ;& (! ' (;. ! ' 322* '!$ (- 8; !.& '% (- @ 322*7
47 . (! , ;('!& ( 9P'E$ ;& (!$ ! ! (!$ F! %! %'! =!7 C 7 6 !7 : >7 ! &%!& %! %'!$ ;! 64 $ 9P' 8 ! (%& , %! !. ! ! ' ! (! ( :7
;%!!( %'! '%( (A &&'!7 < % ?@!:$ ;%!!( %'! % ;%!!( !.$ ;!5,5( ;%!!( %9)8 ! '! , '% !.7 ;%!!( %'! . !!: % 8 ;%!!( !. J 98 % %! !. ;! % !@ %! %'! J , ;.$ (;%!!( '%-! !.$ ;%!!( %'! (! F! &7 P!& ( ! %! ?@!:$ ;%!!( %'! 8! ( ;& 8; ! ?@!.'! (%& , !.7
/012/3224
5 D/66 5
(- &8 '' %! %'! 8 ;! % (%& ' ( '!! , (%! :!& ( !. =<&!! (; !! , ;&'$ =5%- <>$ 7 /267+3$ 97 D3>7
? :&(& ( (&& 8 (%! , %! !. .? '%8 '! .!& ( %( ! !. ; %&!$ ' (%?!& ::! 8! !'% 8 ;& %! , '% ! 8! '? (;'%) %!! = " 664 *10 J 6++4 %7 4D>7
< <$ .!& (&! (;F! (%? % %'! ! ::! % ('!! ;%!!( %'!7 %$ AE ( ;& !!!( 8 :-! !! .!& ( '- %%!?7 ;? ( (&'9 ( (%! % % ;& !R &E! ( (%?!& %'! ! 5 %! %&. ( .!& (;F! %& ( 99 '%7 $ ;&&'! ?@!: (! F! :'& % ;&&'! ?@!:7
) %!!( %'! !''! 8 ;& ;! % (%& ' (;A !.!& &$ % 8; !% .E (;!%( !.!& (&%(! ! %! % &8! % F! %& '' & %! .! % F! EE& ( ' ''! AE& % '%)7 % (; !.!& (&%(! (! % '!! 8! ;%!!( %'! =<$ ! +*/6$ :9 1/0 J " 663 13D J 6++3 %7 613>7
< ? :&(& ( $ :! 8; & A !.!& (&%(! , !'% %! !! 99! . '% ::! % , A ;%!!( %'!7 !9 !! 8!$ :! ! '%! ( ! ( !$ !''! ( %! ( . ;A (; !.!& (&%(! ( &8 (%?!& ( ;& ! ( 8 ' = " 663 610>7 :! ('($ E( ( ;'? ( ! ( (;%-$ ;& .! .!& (;%! !. ! ; &!! ' ( %( ! !. &E( !'% 8; ! % , '% ! '? ( '%) %!! = 6++3 %7 63+>7
! &E($ < ; ( %& 8 ;!.!& (! ;9 ( !. ;! % !P? (! F! (&& '' !.!& , % !'% =! +1/6 :9 D>7
;E!$ ! . (. ( ;& ( !! '!! . % &.! 9P'E ;?&E =!7 6D >$ ( (&!' 5 (&(& (;A !.!& (&%(! % '!! : , 9P'E$ ' '%'! % 8$ (&%(''! ( !! (&! & , %!
/012/3224
5 C/66 5
(; '% %&&(!$ .! ;!! ( 9E ( !)% (;!.!&7 8 ;%!!( %'! ! ('$ % (; !.!& (&%(! (! % !: %! %: ( ;&$ ' :&! &! 9P'E ! !! ( (' (''E7 ! & 8 ;& %&:- A !.!& & '$ 8; ( '8 ( % .!$ % !.!& (&%(! 8; ! ' (;?( ! :! ( (& %%! ; !.! '% &%!& .? = 6++1/6++* 663 J " ( 33 @. 6+++ ( >7
$ 8 (%! 8 (! %( ;& % '!! %( !.!& (&%(! !R! ?E! %$ @(8 ! 8! , (%?!& ! 8; ;! % ' (;%! !.!& &$ %% (%& , ;%!$ ;%!!( %'! (! F! & =<$ ! +C/6 :9 6C/D>7
(%! ! .!'! & =?E! % ! @(8> , ;A (; !.!& (&%(! (.! F! !.'! ''$ ;!5,5( 8 ;& (! %. 8( :'! ! 8; (.! % !! ?! '%!! ! !'% ! ( ;& , !.!& &7 < !.!& (&%(! (! ;A ;AE .!'! %! (&% '%!! %.! F! % (&! '' E !'&( =<$ ! +C/6 :9 6C/C>7
;%!!( %'! (; & )! !% !.!& (&%(!$ :! ( (;8& ( '!& ( ? ! (;:'!8 ::! % = 6++3 63+>7
(! , ;('!& ( 9P'E (; & (! .9 ;&!( 8 (&'9 . (; !.!& (&%(! ! , ! %! .& 8; % % %! !.!& & 8 ! E- %?$ ;!5,5( ; !'! , %&%! (; !.!& (&%(! = 6++1/6++* %7 363>7
$ ; %! (&($ %% ( % E( .'?$ ? ( ! ?@!. ! ?@!. =(%! %$ ?E! % ! @(8$ !'% (%?$ .!'!$ (&! (;!! !7> 8 ;& ;! % %! (%& , F! %&$ ;('! (! F! A =<$ ! +C/6 :9 6C/+>7
:! 8 ;& & -E E&& .$ . 8; . '' (! %&%!: ''&(!'! %- % (; !.!& (&%(! ;) 9E 7 ::!$ P ( ;59P'E ;! % ( : ( %! , &! (;!% ( . ( !! 8; & % (; !.!& & , !.!& (&%(!$
/012/3224
5 +/66 5
( . ( 88 8 (;!% = 6++1/6++* U12 %7 363>7
!$ & ! A.'! , :(! ! , ' %( ( !% %! F! (&& '' %! %'! $ ( !.!&$ ;! (%& , %! ! !.$ ' ( : = 6++2 %7 34>7
47 ;%-$ ;! % !!& 8 ;& ; % 8!!& ;'% 8; %! %- ( !! < : ( , ' % ( !.!& (&%(!7 %@! < A!! (% 88 & (&@,7 ;& , ! &E( (&& 8 ;! 8;%- ;F! ! , ; .'? 3223$ 8 ;(& ;&!! '%& (;5'F'$ , . !. ! .. % < 7 ! (:: (;&!? ;& (&(& ( (&.%% %@! % '!! : , 9P'E ; .!
;!! 8 8; ! ( 9E ( !)% (;!.!&7 < (&! !
% !(! (8! @ 322*$ 8; %.! 8!! ; 9P'E , !! ''! G .! :! : H$ !
B! 322*$ 8; ! %F! , , %@! !. &!! %%&7 !! 8! %! %(! ! .! ( ' O ) ( (& 8; &!! &!& ' (;%! !. &7
::!$ : ! ( !! 8 & !! ( ;& ! ;&!! ( ( %!& , '% &$ 9! 8 %@! ! (; F! !( ( &!7 ! 5!5 ( ( ;.! '%-!'!
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
/012/3224
5 62/66 5
&'! '%!! ; &!& :! 8 ;! '%F9& ( !. . (; '%)7 ; % % && ( E EM %@!7
- $ ) ( (& 8 (! ( %@! ; &8 (%?!& ( ;&7
&!& % %9& , ;& ( ;. % %%9& '%) & ' 322*7 !! 8; %(! %.! '! 8; ::!& ( 99 (;'% %- ( !% ' 322*$ %8; ! (!& ( @. ! ' 32217 '- (! ;& ::! 99 (;'% %'! %(! %$ ( %' !'% ( %!!( %'!$ ' %! A.'! ( , % ( ;A ( (! , ;('!& ( ;! 12 = 6+C+ 41>7 ::!$ &E( %% !!! ( %%!!&$ ;%!!( %'! (; & %! F! & , ( 99 (;'% ::! 8 ; %&? :! ;?@! (; ( % % )! . (;.!'! ! 8 5 ! &!& E& = " 6++4 6+4>7
;%!!( ( ;& %'! (!5 F! % ' (;. ! ' 322* ! ('7
/012/3224
5 66/66 5
- "1 " -" - -
$
203 4 5 67 /&) #8
3
67 & .?7
$ 3
37 ;('! ! (& ( 62 :&. 32247
17 ! 8 ;& ! %! %'! % ' (;. ! ' 322*7
*7 . , ;!'& % . (& ( ( (&!7
47 ! 8 %&( ! E!!7
07 :' %! ( 8; %.! :' ! %&! F!
( (& ( 12 @ (- !:! % % ''(& (& ? :&(& ( $ <9LK9:8 0$ 022* $ ! A'%7 (& %! F! %E&7 '&' (! I > (8 A!'! 8 (& ! (& ?! ! % ( (& !!8&J ?> A% % 8 '!: !' %. ('( !! ! (&J > %! E! ( %&!!7 < '&' !! % ! &&'! &'&& !! > ?> ! > 5($ ? :&(& ( % % ! '!- 8; (. (& .?7 '&' ( '! ') ( %.$ 8 ! @!$ 8 (& !!8& ! ;.%% ( 8 &!& A%&(& ! =!7 613$ 620 ! 62C >7
E::- &(! I
5 V W
% :' ( %&! F! ! !:& A %! ! <&!! (; !! , ;&' % E::
/012/3224