Strather v. Dolgencorp of Texas, Inc.

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice MORRISS.

Edward Charles Strather appeals the summary judgment granted in favor of Dolgencorp of Texas, Inc., an entity which owns and operates Dollar General Stores in Texas. Strather, an independent truck driver, sued Dolgencorp alleging its employees were negligent in loading a trailer he hauled from Oklahoma to Texas. He alleged that, while he was unloading the trailer, a heavy box of glass containers of coffee fell onto his head from the upper part of the stacked boxes.

Dolgencorp filed a motion for summary judgment contending (1) there was a defect in the…