Daniel v. O'Neill

The plaintiffs, Daniel and Susan Leach, appeal an order of the Superior Court (Dalianis, J.) granting them interest on an arbitration award only from the date of the arbitration decision, and not from the date they filed their writ. The plaintiffs allege that under RSA 524:1-b they are entitled to interest from the date they initiated suit in superior court. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the trial court’s order.

The record reveals that on January 1, 1986, the plaintiffs and the defendant, Robert J. O’Neill, Jr., were involved in an automobile accident while they were traveling in…