Sears Roebuck and Co. v. Manuilov

*455On Petition to Transfer

DICKSON, Justice

The defendant-appellant, Sears Roebuck and Co., appeals following a jury trial and judgment awarding compensatory damages of $1,400,000 to the plaintiff-appellee, Milan Manuilov, a 34-year old circus high-wire performer who was injured in 1988 while shopping at the defendant’s retail store. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial. Sears Roebuck and Co. v. Manuilov, 715 N.E.2d 968 (Ind.Ct.App.1999). We granted the plaintiffs petition for transfer, thereby vacating the decision of the Court of Appeals. The issues presented in the…