Massachusetts Benefit Assn. v. Miles
Citations
- 137 U.S. 689
- 11 S. Ct. 234
- 34 L. Ed. 834
- 1891 U.S. LEXIS 2058
Syllabus
<p>This court has jurisdiction over a judgment entered in a Federal Court in Pennsylvania “in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant on the verdict,” when interest on the verdict antecedent to the judgment appealed from is included in such judgment, and the amount, with the added interest, exceeds $5000.</p> <p>The question of interest is always one of local law.</p>
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- § 1961 inapplicable to the question of whether prejudgment interest is a proper element of damages
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Judges: Brown
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