Hudge v. Xtra Super Food Centers, Inc.

SHEVIN, Judge.

Willie Hudge appeals a final summary judgment in favor of Defendant, Xtra Super Food Centers, Inc. [“Xtra”]. We reverse.

Hudge was delivering merchandise to an Xtra store. He was directed to place his merchandise in an area where there were large, heavy, plywood boards leaning against the wall. The boards were not secured in any fashion. While carrying out his duties, Hudge was struck on the head by a board four feet by eight feet in size, and approximately one-half inch thick. Nothing in the record explains how or why the board fell. The trial court granted Xtra’s motion for…