Triplett v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Jonathan Triplett appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of his employer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., in his claim seeking workers' compensation benefits for an injury he allegedly sustained during the course of his employment with Wal-Mart.

Triplett sued Wal-Mart on October 31, 2001, seeking to recover workers' compensation benefits for injuries he allegedly sustained during the course of his employment. On June 14, 2002, Wal-Mart moved the trial court for a summary judgment, arguing that Triplett's accident did not occur within the line and scope of his employment and that Triplett was…