Boren v. Worthen National Bank of Arkansas

ANDREE LAYTON Roaf, Justice.

This case presents the issue of a bank’s liability for a criminal attack at an automated teller machine (“ATM”). Appellants Stephanie M. Boren and Kimberly J. Vanbib-ber were shot by a robber while Boren, accompanied by Vanbibber, was transacting business at an ATM owned and operated by appel-lees Worthen National Bank of Arkansas and Worthen Banking Corporation (“Worthen”). Boren and Vanbibber sued Worthen for negligence. They appeal from the trial court’s award to the bank of summary judgment as a matter of law. We affirm.

On July 21, 1993, at approximately 9:00…