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Nielsen v. Wisniewski, 32 Conn. App. 133 (1993)

Citation
Nielsen v. Wisniewski, 32 Conn. App. 133 (1993)
Parent Document
Nielsen v. Wisniewski, 32 Conn. App. 133 (1993)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1993-07-20

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The purpose of an award of interest is to compensate a party for a wrong. Neiditz v. Morton S. Fine & Associates, Inc., 199 Conn. 683, 691-92, 508 A.2d 438 (1986). Such an allowance is primarily an equitable determination within the discretion of the trial court. Milgrim v. Deluca, 195 Conn. 191, 201, 487 A.2d 522 (1985); Bertozzi v. McCarthy, 164 Conn. 463, 467, 323 A.2d 553 (1973). Under General Statutes § 37-3a, interest “may be recovered and allowed in civil actions ... as damages for the detention of money after it becomes payable.” For example, interest is awarded at the maturity of a debt from the time the money becomes due. Marcus v. Marcus, 175 Conn. 138, 146, 394 A.2d 727 (1978). Since punitive damages do not become payable before judgment, however, § 37-3a is inapplicable.