Hood v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Appearing pro se, Robert Lee Hood brought an assault and battery action against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and two Wal-Mart employees. Hood alleged that multiple Wal-Mart employees assaulted him by grabbing his arm as he attempted to exit the store with a television set. Wal-Mart filed a summary judgment motion, arguing that the two-year statute of limitations barred Hood’s claim. The trial court granted Wal-Mart’s motion. When Hood filed his timely notice of appeal in the court of appeals, he failed to pay the filing fee and had not yet filed an affidavit of indigence. Upon receiving his…