Section 47a-21

Citation: Section 47a-21
Parent Document: Carrillo v. Goldberg, 141 Conn. App. 299 (2013)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 2013-03-19
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7914988/carrillo-v-goldberg/ ↗

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“Although the determination as to whether prejudgment interest under § 37-3a should be awarded may depend on whether detention of money is wrongful, [t]he allowance of interest as an element of damages *319is . . . primarily an equitable determination and a matter lying within the discretion of the trial court. . . . [Discretion imports something more than leeway-in decision-making. ... It denotes the absence of a hard and fast rule or a mandatory procedure regardless of varying circumstances.” (Citations omitted; emphasis in original; internal quotation marks omitted.) Id., 750-51. While “our law recognizes prejudgment interest as a component of damages, it does not follow that it must be awarded.” Id., 751.

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