Barton v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

GREMILLION, Judge.

*797Before the court comes the appeal of Mr. Douglas W. Barton, who protests the summary judgment granted in favor of Appellee, Wal-Mart Louisiana, LLC, which dismissed Mr. Barton's merchant liability claim under La.R.S. 9:2800.6 for injuries he allegedly sustained when he fell in the automotive maintenance section of Appellee's store in Alexandria, Louisiana, on July 29, 2016. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

PROCEDURAL POSTURE

Mr. Barton's action was commenced by the filing of a petition on August 12, 2016, in Alexandria City Court. Six days later, Wal-Mart answered the…