Rhudy v. Bottlecaps Inc.

VEASEY, Chief Justice.

In this appeal, we hold that a bar owner did not owe a duty either to warn or protect its patrons from criminal acts that occurred on another landowner’s property. The bar patrons in this case were the victims of a robbery and murder that occurred when they parked their car in a public lot behind the bar. Although the bar management was aware of crime in the area, they encouraged prospective patrons to come, noting “free parking directly behind” the bar. Nevertheless, plaintiffs failed to produce facts sufficient to create an inference that the bar owner controlled the…