Patrick v. Union State Bank
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING
The opinion of August 4, 1995, is withdrawn and the following is substituted therefor.
Bridgette L. Patrick appeals from a summary judgment for Union State Bank in her action alleging that the bank negligently allowed an imposter to open a checking account in Ms. Patrick's name. The imposter wrote several worthless checks on the account, and as a result Ms. Patrick was subsequently arrested and incarcerated. The issues are whether the bank owed a duty to Ms. Patrick and whether Ms. Patrick met her evidentiary burden on the question of proximate cause.
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