In an action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to recover a liquidated debt on which interest is payable by contract or by law or usage the judgment for the plaintiff shall include interest on the principal debt from the time when it was due and payable, at the rate fixed by the contract, if any, until paid.
(Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 677, Pub. L. 88-509, § 3(b)(1); July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(3).)
1981 Ed., § 15-108.
1973 Ed., § 15-108.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]
Chapter 1 - Judgments and Decrees
§ 15–101. Enforceable period of judgments; expiration
§ 15–102. Lien of judgment, decree, or forfeited recognizance
§ 15–105. Decree confirming sale of property; effect; ordering conveyance
§ 15–106. Judgment and damages assessed in actions on bonds or penal sums
§ 15–107. Setting off judgments
§ 15–108. Interest on judgment for liquidated debt
§ 15–109. Interest on judgment for damages in contract or tort
§ 15–110. Interest on judgment on contracts made elsewhere
§ 15–111. Counsel fee in proceeding on bond or undertaking
§ 15–131. Judgments and executions generally; interest [Repealed]