Pearce v. Fouad

Kennedy, Judge.

{¶1} Defendant-appellant, Kmart Corporation, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas awarding plaintiff-appellee, Melody Pearce, $3,100,306.18 on her products liability claims. Plaintiff cross-appeals from the judgment.

{¶2} This action arises out of a fire that occurred in an apartment located at 6210 Ambleside Drive in Columbus, Ohio, on October 3, 1995. At the time of the fire, plaintiff, then only sixteen months old, resided in the apartment with her mother, Sheila Perry, her father, William Pearce, and her three older sisters, Melissa, Krista,…