Section 72 Pleading Prejudgment Interest

• Library: Damages 2012

It is not necessary to specifically plead for prejudgment interest; therefore, open-ended prayers for relief provide a sufficient basis for awarding interest. Thus, a prayer for damages “and for such other and further relief as [the] court deems just and proper under the circumstances” is sufficient. Call v. Heard, 925 S.W.2d 840, 854 (Mo. banc 1996); see also:

· Uxa ex rel. Uxa v. Marconi, 128 S.W.3d 121, 136 (Mo. App. E.D. 2003) (under § 509.050.1(2), RSMo 2000, a prayer for relief does not need to include...