California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from North Oakland Medical Clinic v. Rogers, 65 Cal.App.4th 824, 76 Cal.Rptr.2d 743 (Cal. App. 1998):
Civil Code section 3287 1 provides for the recovery of prejudgment interest on damages. "The purpose of prejudgment interest is to compensate plaintiff for loss of use of his or her property. [Citation.]" (Segura v. McBride (1992) 5 Cal.App.4th 1028, 1041, 7 Cal.Rptr.2d 436.)
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