Tamplin v. Star Lumber & Supply Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

This is a personal injury action. Plaintiff, Ann Marie Tamplin, a minor, was awarded $723,150.81 in damages based on the negligence of the defendant, Star Lumber & Supply Company (Star Lumber). The Court of Appeals affirmed. See Tamplin v. Star Lumber & Supply Co., 16 Kan. App. 2d 352, 824 P.2d 219 (1991). We granted Star Lumber’s petition for review.

Six-year-old Ann Marie Tamplin was injured on November 5, 1987, at Star Lumber in Wichita. Ann had accompanied her parents, Thomas and Susan Tamplin, on-a shopping trip to Star Lumber to…