Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dobson ex rel. Dobson

HOLMES, Retired Appellate Judge.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and Lonnie Thig-pen appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of Eric Dobson.

Our review of the record reveals the following: On April 8, 1992, Eric Dobson, a two-year-old child, and his mother were standing on the sidewalk outside Wal-Mart next to a kiddie ride when Lonnie Thigpen, an employee of Wal-Mart, pushed a pallet jack into Eric, causing Eric to fall and to hit his head on the jack.

Thereafter, Eric, by and through his mother, Diana Dobson, sued Wal-Mart and the employee (hereinafter collectively referred to as…