diff --git a/client/src/app/newSubmission/submission.ts b/client/src/app/newSubmission/submission.ts
index b88b55d6..169b032d 100644
--- a/client/src/app/newSubmission/submission.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/newSubmission/submission.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 export interface Submission {
     _id?: {
         $oid: string
diff --git a/client/src/app/submissionView/comment.ts b/client/src/app/submissionView/comment.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd3bc620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/app/submissionView/comment.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import {User} from "../user";
+
+export interface Comment {
+    _id?: {
+        $oid: string
+    };
+    commenters: Array<User>;
+    quotedSnippet?: string; //generated by highlighting abstract... may not always be needed
+    commenterInput: string;
+    resolved?: boolean; //Top level comments (TLC's) resolvable, comments on TLC resolved via TLC resolution
+    timestamp: string;
+}