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House Study Bill 140

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  677.10A  PREJUDGMENT INTEREST.
  1  2    If any offer to confess judgment is made under this chapter
  1  3 and is not accepted, and a subsequent trial results in a
  1  4 judgment which is less than the offer to confess judgment,
  1  5 prejudgment interest shall not be calculated or be subject to
  1  6 recovery after the date of the offer to confess judgment.  
  1  7                           EXPLANATION
  1  8    This bill limits recovery of prejudgment interest in any
  1  9 pending or proposed action where an offer to confess judgment
  1 10 is made, but is not accepted, and a subsequent trial results
  1 11 in a judgment that is less than the amount in the offer to
  1 12 confess judgment.  In such a case, no prejudgment interest is
  1 13 to be calculated or is recoverable after the date of the offer
  1 14 to confess judgment.  
  1 15 LSB 2166YC 79
  1 16 rh/cf/24
     

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