Major v. Acorn Investment Co.

The defendant, Acorn Investment Company, Inc. (Acorn), appeals an order of the Superior Court {Barry, J.) granting Pamela Major, the plaintiff, pre-judgment interest on an arbitration award under RSA 524:l-b. Acorn argues that Leach v. O'Neill, 132 N.H. 665, 568 A.2d 1189 (1990) bars the application of RSA 524:1-b to arbitration awards such as the one in this case. We agree and, therefore, reverse and remand.

Major was injured on March 22,1985, when a taxicab operated by one of Acorn’s employees struck the car she was driving. She commenced a negligence action in superior court by writ of…