Perry v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co.

CONOVER, Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants James and Wilda Perry appeal a summary judgment granted to defendant-appellee Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO). The Perrys claim there are genuine issues of material fact concerning NIPSCO’s liability for James’ injury, sustained when he fell while working on new construction at a NIPSCO plant.

We affirm in part and reverse in part.

SCOPE OF REVIEW

The purpose underlying the summary judgment procedure is to terminate those causes of action which have no factual disputes and thus may be determined as a matter of law. 1 However, the summary…