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32 Hous. L. Rev. 231 (1995-1996)
Interesting Inequities: Bringing Symmetry and Certainty to Prejudgment Interest Law In Texas

handle is hein.journals/hulr32 and id is 245 raw text is: COMMENT INTERESTING INEQUITIES: BRINGING SYMMETRY AND CERTAINTY TO PREJUDGMENT INTEREST LAW IN TEXAS Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION ....................... 232 II. TERMINOLOGY ....................... 233 III. A GENERAL HISTORY OF PREJUDGMENT INTEREST 234 A. Common-Law Distinctions .............. 234 1. Interest Eo Nomine versus Interest as Damages .................... 234 2. The Liquidated versus Unliquidated Damages Distinction .............. 235 B. The Modern Era of Prejudgment Interest in Texas Courts ...................... 237 IV. PURPOSES OF PREJUDGMENT INTEREST ......... 239 V. BASES FOR AWARDING PREJUDGMENT INTEREST . . 242 A. General Overview ................... 242 B. An Analysis of Article 5069-1.03 ....... 245 C. An Analysis of Article 5069-1.05 ....... 247 VI. CALCULATING THE PROPER PREJUDGMENT INTEREST AWARD ..................... 250 A. Selecting the Appropriate Interest Rate ... 250 1. Types of Rates ................... 250 This paper was selected as the recipient of the 1994 Susman, Godfrey, L.LP. Award for an outstanding paper in the field of general litigation.

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