Coffman v. PSI Energy, Inc.

I concur in result with the majority's conclusion that the trial court properly granted summary judgment to Rumpke and write separately on that issue because I believe that Rumpke is entitled to summary judgment on the basis that it owed *530no duty to Carl as an independent contractor. With respect to all other issues and Appellees, I respectfully dissent with the majority's analysis.

First, unlike the majority, I believe that the bulk of the Coffmans' claims against the Appellees sound in negligence. Ordinarily, summary judgment is inappropriate in negligence cases. Kennedy v. Guess, 806 N.E.2d…