A man waited outside a Walmart store for four hours in the hope a broken letter from the sign would fall on him and he could sue the company.

Man's money hope

Man's money hope

A social media user named Toyin spotted the man standing underneath a broken letter in the hope it would come crushing down on him and he could seek legal advice and acquire a large sum of money in return.

The onlooker posted a picture of the male patiently waiting his fate on his Twitter account, which read: ''Lmao dude on Facebook said he been waiting 4 hours for the P to fall so he could sue Walmart (sic)''

The post has since gone viral with the majority of comments finding the situation hilarious, according to the Daily Mirror newspaper.