Petroski v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co.

Fourteen year old Steven A. Petroski received severe injuries when he touched an electrical distribution line. The line was located in the upper branches of a tree which Steven and his playmates frequented. Steven brought an action against NIPSCO, the public utility which owned and maintained the line.1 After Steven presented his evidence to the jury, NIPSCO moved for judgment on the evidence. This motion was granted.2 Steven’s appeal to this *16Court raises the sole issue of whether the trial court erred when, it granted NIPSCO’s motion for judgment on the evidence.

In our review of the evidence…