Wesson v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P.

THOMAS, Judge.

On July 13, 2004, at about 9:30 a.m., Kim Gallegly Wesson and her four children went to the Pell City Wal-Mart discount department store, operated by Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. (“Wal-Mart”), to have the tires on Wesson’s automobile rotated and balanced. Wesson left her automobile at the tire and lube express department (“TLE department”) for the service to be performed. Wesson had assumed that the service would take 20-30 minutes, so she and her children walked around the Wal-Mart store awaiting the completion of the service to her automobile. When the automobile was not ready…