Lessard v. Milwaukee Insurance Co.

OPINION

HARTEN, Judge.

Appellant Robert Lessard challenges the district court’s denial of pre-award interest on an arbitration award of $221,000. The district court concluded that a grant of pre-award interest which, when added to Les-sard’s recovery, exceeded liability limits, would inappropriately modify liability limits of an insurance policy issued by respondent Milwaukee Insurance Company and would violate Minn.Stat. § 65B.49, subd. 4a (1986). We affirm.

FACTS

The facts in this case are undisputed. On July 6, 1987, a car driven by Jerome Michael Roiger crossed the median and struck the…