PUBLIC SERVICE INDIANA, INC. v. NICHOLS

No. 1-1283A409.

494 N.E.2d 349 (1986)

PUBLIC SERVICE INDIANA, INC., Appellant (Defendant below), v. Melvin NICHOLS and Alice Nichols, Appellees (Plaintiffs below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied August 25, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth A. Layton, David W. Paugh, Montgomery, Elsner & Pardieck, Seymour, for appellant.

Richard D. Schreiber, George Clyde Gray, Gray, Robinson, Eckert, Ryan & Schreiber, Indianapolis, for appellees.


YOUNG, Presiding Judge.

Public Service Indiana, Inc. appeals a jury verdict in favor of Melvin and Alice Nichols. On appeal, PSI contends that:

1) the Jackson Circuit Court improperly determined that it and not the Public Service Commission had subject matter jurisdiction over the action; 2) the doctrine of strict liability may not be applied against a utility company for injuries resulting from the sale of electricity; 3) the trial court...

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