Eschberger v. Consolidated Rail Corp.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Thomas P. Flaherty, J.

Pursuant to CPLR 5019 defendant seeks to vacate that portion of the judgment which provides for interest for the period between the date the jury rendered its verdict to the date the judgment was entered.

*233In this case brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 USC § 51 et seq. [FELA]), the jury returned a total verdict against the defendant in the amount of $5,437,000 on April 26, 1990. Two months later, and on June 27, 1990, judgment was entered thereon, adding an interest component in the amount of $81,778.43, for the period between the…