Opinion ID: 877680
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: actual damages, surveying and engineering expenses, and prejudgment interest:

Text: We have held that the title companies had no duty to defend O'Neil II, and therefore Lipinski had no right to recover for costs incurred (actual damages) in defending that action. The court awarded surveying and engineering expenses to be paid as actual damages, but did not apportion the expenses between O'Neil I and O'Neil II. We therefore remand for a redetermination of survey and engineering expenses incurred in defending O'Neil I only. In awarding all costs incurred for defending the actions, the trial court awarded prejudgment interest at 10 percent per annum. The title companies argue, and Lipinski concedes, that 6 percent per annum is the proper interest rate. Accordingly, we vacate that part of the judgment and remand for a proper determination of the interest amount, to be applied only to the costs of defending O'Neil I. The judgment of the District Court is affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. DALY, HARRISON and SHEEHY, JJ., concur.