Legal Opinion
Kinworthy v. Soo Line Railroad
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided December 30, 2013No. A13-0915PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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, we affirm.
FACTS
Appellant Dennis Kinworthy was injured in January 2009 in the scope of his employment as a conductor with respondent Soo Line…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Dennis E. Kinworthy v. Soo Line Railroad Company, d/b/a CP Rail SystemSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2015
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