KINWORTHY v. SOO LINE R. CO.

No. A13-0915.

841 N.W.2d 363 (2013)

Dennis E. KINWORTHY, Appellant, v. SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY d/b/a CP Rail System, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

December 30, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randal W. LeNeave , Richard L. Carlson , Hunegs, LeNeave & Kvas, P.A., Wayzata, MN, for appellant.

Jeffrey A. Abrahamson , Sweeney & Masterson, PA, St. Paul, MN, for respondent.

Considered and decided by PETERSON, Presiding Judge; STONEBURNER, Judge; and ROSS, Judge.


OPINION

PETERSON, Judge.

A jury awarded appellant damages in an action brought under FELA in Minnesota state court, and the district court denied appellant's motion seeking interest on the jury award under Minn.Stat. § 549.09 (2012) from the date of the verdict to the date judgment was entered. Because federal substantive law governs FELA actions brought in state court, and, under federal law, prejudgment interest is not recoverable in a FELA case,...

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