Kramer v. Mt. Carmel Shelter Care Facility, Inc. , No. We found that Jerry Ross's salary was reasonable compensation in light of his experience and the work he performed. We also reversed the amount of prejudgment interest awarded, and we remanded for the trial court to recalculate the amount of prejudgment interest owed, taking into account the fact that Jerry Ross's salary was not to be considered in the calculation. The remainder of the trial court's judgment was affirmed. The trial court agreed with plaintiffs and ruled that postjudgment interest on the affirmed portions of the judgment was unaffected by our Rule 23 order and that interest continued to accrue from the dates of the original judgment.
Defendants now appeal.
The issue we are asked to address is whether the trial court erred in allowing plaintiffs to recover postjudgment interest from the dates of the original judgment. Defendants contend that a judgment is indivisible and that when it is necessary to enter a new or a modified judgment on remand, postjudgment interest runs from the date of the judgment on remand. However, defendants insist that the rule is that if a judgment is modified or reversed in part on appeal and the cause is remanded for a recalculation of the judgment, postjudgment interest on the amount does not begin to run until the date of the entry of the final judgment on remand. Interest shall be computed and charged only on the unsatisfied portion of the judgment as it exists from time to time. It is well-accepted that filing an appeal does not toll the accrual of statutory interest.