Tennessee § 47-14-122 - Interest on judgments — Computation.
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§ 47-14-122. Interest on judgments — Computation.
Interest shall be computed on every judgment from the day on which the jury or the court, sitting without a jury, returned the verdict without regard to a motion for a new trial. Acts 1979, ch. 203, § 21. Compiler's Notes. This section may be affected by T.R.A.P. 41. Law Reviews. Damages — Time from Which Interest on Judgment Is Calculated, 23 Tenn. L. Rev. 1044. Cited: Owens v. State, 710 S.W.2d 518, 1986 Tenn. LEXIS 831 (Tenn. 1986); Austin v. State, 831 S.W.2d 789, 1991 Tenn. App. LEXIS 938 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991); Newton v. Cox, 954 S.W.2d 746, 1997 Tenn. App. LEXIS 229 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997); Ali v. Fisher, 145 S.W.3d 557, 2004 Tenn. LEXIS 661 (Tenn. 2004); Watson v. Watson, 309 S.W.3d 483, 2009 Tenn. App. LEXIS 355 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 27, 2009); Tippens-Florea v. Florea, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 361 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 31, 2012); Song & Song Corp. v. Fine Art Constr. Co., LLC, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 381 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 14, 2012).
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Section 47-14-122 ("Interest on judgments — Computation.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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