Buena Vista Loan & Savings Bank v. Bickerstaff
Georgia Court of Appeals
121 S.E.2d 897 (Ga. Ct. App. 1961)
Relevant factsFree
Bickerstaff (plaintiff) rented a safe-deposit box from Buena Vista Loan & Savings Bank (defendant), and $9,400 went missing from the box; Bickerstaff sued, arguing the bank breached its duty of ordinary care as bailee by maintaining lax security practices governing access to the boxes. The bank moved for summary judgment, which the trial court denied, and the bank appealed.
IssueFree
Whether the relationship between a bank and a customer renting a safe-deposit box is one of bailor and bailee, imposing on the bank a duty of ordinary care.