If a party does not pay a sum of money when it falls due the aggrieved party is entitled to interest upon that sum from the time when payment is due to the time of payment whether or not the non-payment is excused.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 1505
Interest for Failure to Pay Money · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
The rate of interest shall be the average bank short-term lending rate to prime borrowers.
The aggrieved party is entitled to additional damages if the non-payment caused it a greater injury.