disputed contractual claim in Florida

2024See Celotex Corp. v. Buildex, Inc., 476 So. 2d 294, 295 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985) (“[W]here a disputed contractual claim becomes liquidated by jury verdict as to the amounts recoverable, interest should be awarded from the date the payment was due.”); Charles Buzbee & Sons, Inc. v. Falkner, 585 So. 2d 1190, 1191 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991) (finding error when the trial court awarded prejudgment interest from the date of the verdict rather than July 30, 1987, as the record reflected the plaintiff’s damages became liquated at said date).

2016“A claim becomes liquidated and susceptible of bearing prejudgment interest when a jury verdict has the effect of fixing the amount of damages.” Berloni S.p.A. v. Della Casa, LLC, 972 So.2d 1007, 1011 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). “[Wjhere a disputed contractual claim becomes liquidated by jury verdict as to the amounts recoverable, interest should be awarded from the date the payment was due.” Id. (alternation in original) (emphasis added) (quoting Celotex Corp. v. Buildex, Inc., 476 So.2d 294, 295 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985)).

2016“A claim becomes liquidated and susceptible of bearing prejudgment interest when a jury verdict has the effect of fixing the amount of damages.” Berloni S.p.A. v. Della Casa, LLC, 972 So.2d 1007, 1011 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). “[Wjhere a disputed contractual claim becomes liquidated by jury verdict as to the amounts recoverable, interest should be awarded from the date the payment was due.” Id. (alternation in original) (emphasis added) (quoting Celotex Corp. v. Buildex, Inc., 476 So.2d 294, 295 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985)).

2016“A claim becomes liquidated and susceptible of bearing prejudgment interest when a jury verdict has the effect of fixing the amount of damages.” Berloni S.p.A. v. Della Casa, LLC, 972 So.2d 1007, 1011 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). “[Wjhere a disputed contractual claim becomes liquidated by jury verdict as to the amounts recoverable, interest should be awarded from the date the payment was due.” Id. (alternation in original) (emphasis added) (quoting Celotex Corp. v. Buildex, Inc., 476 So.2d 294, 295 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985)).

2024In other words, “[a] party . . . is entitled to prejudgment interest from the date of the loss when a claim becomes liquidated by a judgment fixing damages.” Millard v. Brannan, 553 So. 2d 1248, 1250 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989); Capitol Env’t Servs., Inc. v. Earth Tech, Inc., 25 So. 3d 593, 597 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009) (“Once the jury sets the amount of damages to be awarded, the damages are retroactively considered liquidated damages, and the plaintiff is entitled to prejudgment interest back to the date that the damages were due.”).

2024In other words, “[a] party . . . is entitled to prejudgment interest from the date of the loss when a claim becomes liquidated by a judgment fixing damages.” Millard v. Brannan, 553 So. 2d 1248, 1250 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989); Capitol Env’t Servs., Inc. v. Earth Tech, Inc., 25 So. 3d 593, 597 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009) (“Once the jury sets the amount of damages to be awarded, the damages are retroactively considered liquidated damages, and the plaintiff is entitled to prejudgment interest back to the date that the damages were due.”).

2024See Celotex Corp. v. Buildex, Inc., 476 So. 2d 294, 295 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985) (“[W]here a disputed contractual claim becomes liquidated by jury verdict as to the amounts recoverable, interest should be awarded from the date the payment was due.”); Charles Buzbee & Sons, Inc. v. Falkner, 585 So. 2d 1190, 1191 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991) (finding error when the trial court awarded prejudgment interest from the date of the verdict rather than July 30, 1987, as the record reflected the plaintiff’s damages became liquated at said date).

2008Bd. v. Montgomery, 641 So.2d 183, 184 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994). "[W]here a disputed contractual claim becomes liquidated by jury verdict as to the amounts recoverable, interest should be awarded from the date the payment was due." Celotex Corp. v. Buildex, Inc., 476 So.2d 294, 295 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985).

2008The trial court relied on Aetna Insurance Co. v. Settembrino, 369 So.2d 954, 955 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978),"to conclude that it had no authority to assess interest because the verdict failed to allow or indicate the desire to award interest.

1998Co., 78 So.2d 873, 874 (Fla.1955) (holding that it is proper to award prejudgment interest at the legal rate from the date the monies were due under the contract); Celotex Corp. v. Buildex, Inc., 476 So.2d 294, 295 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985) (“The settled law is that where a disputed contractual claim becomes liquidated by jury verdict as to the amounts recoverable, interest should be awarded from the date payment was due.”).