Andre v. Case Design, Inc.

Gorman, Judge.

{¶ 1} The plaintiffs-appellants, J. Richard and Margaret Ann Gilman Andre, appeal from the trial court’s judgment of December 16, 2002, denying their motion for prejudgment interest, pursuant to R.C. 1343.03(C), after a jury had awarded them $715,000 in damages for personal injuries and loss of consortium. Because the trial court’s understanding of the parties’ settlement negotiations was fundamentally flawed, we hold that it abused its discretion when it overruled the Andres’ motion for prejudgment interest.

FACTS

{¶ 2} In May 1993, the Andres purchased a condominium unit for…