Thompson v. Speller

DILLON, Judge.

*748 The Unnamed Defendant, North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company ("Farm Bureau") appeals from a judgment entered *749 by the trial court confirming an arbitration award in favor of Lee Vander Thompson ("Plaintiff"). The arbitration panel awarded Plaintiff $110,000. In confirming the award, the trial court also granted Plaintiff pre-award and post-award/pre-judgment 1 interest *610 on the $110,000 figure, as well as approximately $1,100 in costs associated with the action. For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

I. Background

In October 2013, Plaintiff…