HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1905 FILED ON: 1/20/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1327 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: John D. Keenan, (BY REQUEST) _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act relative to interest added to damages in contract actions. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | John D. Keenan | 7th Essex | Stefano Picciotto | 418 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1905 FILED ON: 1/20/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1327 By Mr. Keenan of Salem (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1327) of John D. Keenan and Stefano Picciotto relative to interest added to damages in contract actions. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to interest added to damages in contract actions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 231 , 6H is amended by adding the following language: When funds at issue involve disputed attorney fees and the funds have been deposited, pretrial, into the court register, the only interest that shall be added to the judgement is that which is actually generated by the court-held funds. |
