Opinion ID: 1932899
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Heading: Accrual of Post-Judgment Interest

Text: The Cowees Cross-Appeal the Superior Court's January 15, 1999 Order that did not compute the Post-Judgment Interest back to the first jury verdict on January 16, 1998. [38] Delaware law provides that Post-Judgment Interest is a right belonging to the prevailing plaintiff and is not dependant upon the trial court's discretion. [39] Interest on a judgment begins to accrue when the judgment is entered as final and determinative of a party's rights. [40] Because the Superior Court erroneously granted a new trial on the issue of contributory negligence, the initial January 16, 1998, jury verdict should have been the final, determinative ruling. The Cowees are therefore entitled to Post-Judgment Interest relating back to the January 16, 1998, jury verdict.