BAFIA v. NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO.

No. 92-1926.

993 F.2d 1306 (1993)

Charles J. BAFIA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 21, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew J. Morrissey, Magiera & Morrissey, Chicago, IL (argued), Ronald Layer, Sachs & Hess, Hammond, IN, for plaintiff-appellee.

David C. Jensen, Eichhorn, Eichhorn & Link, Hammond, IN (argued), Jon M. Pinnick, Eichhorn, Eichhorn & Link, Merrillville, IN, for defendant-appellant.

Before CUDAHY and COFFEY, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, an elevator repairman, sued the defendant utility company for injuries he sustained while servicing an elevator in the defendant's building. After a bench trial, the district court found in favor of the plaintiff and awarded him $475,000. The defendant appeals. We affirm.

I.

The defendant, Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), an Indiana corporation, operates an electrical power generating station...

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