Legal Opinion

Dennis E. Kinworthy v. Soo Line Railroad Company, d/b/a CP Rail System

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided March 4, 2015No. A13-915PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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DIETZEN, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether a successful plaintiff in a state court action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (2012), is entitled to interest under Minnesota law from the date of the jury verdict until the date of the entry of judgment. Appellant Dennis Kinworthy brought a FELA lawsuit against respondent Soo Line Railroad Company, and the jury awarded him damages for his injuries. The district court denied Kinworthy’s post-trial motion under Minn.Stat. § 549.09, subd. 1(a) (2014) for interest from the date of the verdict…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. BonjornoSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. BuellSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Terry Boyd v. BNSF Railway CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2016
  2. Alby v. BNSF Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2018
  3. Miller v. Soo Line R.R. Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2019
  4. Terry Boyd v. BNSF Railway CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2016

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