Legal Opinion
Linteau v. Gauthier
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 9, 1997No. 96-305PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion
BROCK, C.J.
The plaintiff, Dianne K. (Marcoux) Linteau, appeals the decision of the Superior Court (O’Neill, J.) that interest on her verdict in a personal injury action against the defendant, Robert W. Gauthier, should be based on the rate in effect at the time of the verdict. We reverse and remand.
*461By writ of summons dated May 9, 1994, the plaintiff sued the defendant for injuries she suffered in an automobile accident. At that time, RSA 336:1 set the rate of interest on judgments at ten percent. See RSA 336:1 (1995) (amended 1996). The legislature subsequently amended RSA…
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