Orebaugh v. Wal-Mart Store, Inc., Ca2006-08-185 (9-24-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant, Rebecca Orebaugh, appeals a decision of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment in favor of appellee, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., on claims of liability for negligent employee conduct under the theory of respondeat superior.

{¶ 2} On September 9, 1999, appellant was shopping in a Wal-Mart store. She determined to buy a television and a Wal-Mart employee assisted her. The Wal-Mart employee, as she was assisting appellant in loading the television into the cart, dropped the television. As a result, appellant suffered serious injuries to her right arm,…