Contel of Indiana, Inc. v. Coulson

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Contel of Indiana, Inc. ("Contel") appeals from the trial court's grant of partial summary judgment in favor of Lee Coulson, Beverly Coulson and Zoe Coulson (the "Coulsons") on the Coulsons' complaint for trespass. The Coulsons filed suit against Contel after Contel buried fiber optic telephone cable adjacent to a public roadway on property owned by the Coulsons. The parties filed cross-motions for partial summary judgment. Following a hearing, the trial court entered partial summary judgment in favor of the Coulsons and concluded, as a matter of law,…