2006 Utah Code - 78-27-44 — Personal injury judgments -- Interest authorized.

     78-27-44.   Personal injury judgments -- Interest authorized.
     (1) In all actions brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by any person, resulting from or occasioned by the tort of any other person, corporation, association, or partnership, whether by negligence or willful intent of that other person, corporation, association, or partnership, and whether that injury shall have resulted fatally or otherwise, the plaintiff in the complaint may claim interest on the special damages actually incurred from the date of the occurrence of the act giving rise to the cause of action.
     (2) It is the duty of the court, in entering judgment for plaintiff in that action, to add to the amount of special damages actually incurred that are assessed by the verdict of the jury, or found by the court, interest on that amount calculated at the legal rate, as defined in Section 15-1-1, from the date of the occurrence of the act giving rise to the cause of action to the date of entering the judgment, and to include it in that judgment.
     (3) As used in this section, "special damages actually incurred" does not include damages for future medical expenses, loss of future wages, or loss of future earning capacity.

Amended by Chapter 123, 1991 General Session