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WELSH MFG., DIV. OF TEXTRON, INC. v. PINKERTON'S INC.

No. 84-451-Appeal.

494 A.2d 897 (1985)

WELSH MANUFACTURING, DIVISION OF TEXTRON, INC. v. PINKERTON'S INC.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 25, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Jeffrey, Higgins Cavanagh & Cooney, Providence, for plaintiff.

Robert J. Weisberger, Netti C. Vogel, Gunning LaFazia & Gnys, Inc., Providence, for defendant.

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

On March 26, 1980, after a jury verdict for the plaintiff, a judgment was entered awarding the plaintiff, Welsh Manufacturing, substantial damages plus interest computed at the rate of 8 percent per annum. The defendant then took an appeal to this court.

While the appeal was pending, the Legislature, at its January 1981 session, amended G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 9-21-10 by raising the interest rate due in civil...

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