Money Paid Into Court in Conjunction with Stay Pending Appeal Does Not Stop Accruing of Interest Until Prevailing Party is Paid
Where money has been paid into the court in conjunction with a stay pending appeal, interest accrues on it until prevailing party is paid. The First Department explained:
Contrary to respondents’ claim, their payment of $1,763,080.64 into court on February 18, 2011 to stay the judgment pending appeal did not stop interest from accruing …. This is so even though respondents no longer had the use of the money after paying it into court …. Petitioner is entitled to simple interest until the date he was paid …. Weiderhorn v Merkin, 2013 NY Slip Op 03166, 1st Dept, 5-2-13