Marks v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co.

OPINION

MATHIAS, Judge.

David Marks (“David”) and Karen Marks, collectively (“the Markses”), appeal from the Lake Superior Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (“NIPSCO”) in the Markses’ negligence action against NIPSCO. On appeal, the Markses claim that the trial court erred in concluding that NIPSCO did not assume a duty to David.

We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

At the time relevant to this appeal, NIP-SCO operated a generating station that produced electricity by using steam-driven turbines powered by coal-fired boilers. As a result…