Tamplin v. Star Lumber & Supply Co.

PlERRON, J.:

In a personal injury action tried to a jury, plaintiff was awarded $723,150.81, based on the negligence of defendant *353Star Lumber & Supply Company, Inc. (Star Lumber). Star Lumber appeals the trial court’s denial of its motion for a new trial.

Ann Marie Tamplin was six years old at the time she was injured and nine when the case was tried. Ann’s parents had gone to a Star Lumber store to look at Formica for a dining room table. While there, a roll of vinyl flooring fell, striking Ann on the head and knocking her to the cement floor. The roll was approximately 6 feet long and weighed…