Walworth v. Bp Oil Co.

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 plaintiffs request for prejudgment interest. Both parties appeal.

At the time of her abduction, plaintiff worked as a nanny. On March 4, 1992, while driving her employer’s car, plaintiff entered a BP service station in the city of Cleveland Heights. She left her employer’s…