Killebrew v. Sun Trust Banks, Inc.

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff, a customer of defendant bank, was shot in the course of an attempted robbery in the bank’s parking lot. Plaintiff then brought this action against the bank, alleging that the bank failed to exercise ordinary care in keeping its premises and approaches safe (OCGA § 51-3-1), and further alleging that the bank’s security guard negligently inflicted emotional distress upon him when the guard drew his gun and pointed it at plaintiff after the assailant shot plaintiff and escaped. The trial court granted summary judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appealed. We…