CHACE v. LOPEZ

No. 13-01-611-CV.

89 S.W.3d 788 (2002)

Alan James CHACE, Appellant, v. Salvador LOPEZ and Nilda Cabuto Soto, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi-Edinburg.

October 24, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcella Algarra, Brock & Person, Ricardo R. Reyna, San Antonio, for Appellant.

Craig Muessig, Law Offices of Craig Muessig, Baytown, and Frank Castillo, Brownsville, for Appellees.

Nilda Cabuto, pro se.

Before Chief Justice VALDEZ and Justices DORSEY and RODRIGUEZ.


OPINION

Opinion by Justice DORSEY.

The sole issue is whether the Federal Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, 50 U.S.C.App. §§ 501-93 bars the imposition of prejudgment interest that is authorized under state law. We hold that the provisions of the Act do not, and affirm the judgment.

This judgment arose from an automobile accident occurring in June, 1993. A defendant, appellant Alan James Chase, was an officer in the United...

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