WALWORTH v. BP OIL CO.

Nos. 69610 and 69901.

112 Ohio App.3d 340 (1996)

WALWORTH, Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. BP OIL COMPANY, a.k.a. BP America, Inc., Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

Decided July 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schulman, Schulman & Meros and Howard A. Schulman, for appellee and cross-appellant.

Rademaker, Matty, McClelland & Greve and Robert C. McClelland, for appellant and cross-appellee.


PATTON, Judge.

A jury awarded plaintiff Tracey Walworth damages of $128,000 as compensation for emotional injuries she sustained after being abducted from a service station operated by defendant BP Oil Company, a.k.a. BP America, Inc. ("BP"). The trial court denied several posttrial motions by BP and further denied plaintiff's request for prejudgment interest. Both parties appeal.

At the time of her abduction...

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