Eriksen Const. Co., Inc. v. Morey

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HADEN, Chief Judge.

Pending are Plaintiffs post-trial motions for prejudgment interest and for award of attorney fees and expenses. The parties have submitted their respective memoranda and the matters are mature for the Court’s consideration.

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PREJUDGMENT INTEREST

Pursuant to West Virginia Code § 56-6-31, Plaintiff moves to amend the March 4, 1996 Judgment to add prejudgment interest to its compensatory damages award. The jury awarded sixty thousand four hundred eighty seven dollars and twenty cents ($60,-487.20) in compensatory damages for Plain tiffs estimated…