Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. v. Robertson

Case Summary

Lowdermilk, J.

— Defendant-appellant Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Co. (SIGECO) appeals from a judgment and verdict in favor of plaintiff-appellee Walter Robertson.

We reverse.

FACTS

Robertson commenced this, action to recover for personal injuries and property damage sustained when he drove over the top of a hill and was unable to stop without striking the last vehicle in a line of traffic stopped by a SIGECO employee behind a SIGECO truck which was parked partially on a highway in Warrick County.

On July 15, 1975, counsel for Robertson gave notice that witness Thomas R. Hamilton…