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· 11/27/1979

Hedges v. Public Serv. Co. of Indiana, Inc.

Citations

  • 396 N.E.2d 933
  • 27 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 945
  • 72 Ind. Dec. 561
  • 1979 Ind. App. LEXIS 1411

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that Indiana has “applied the doctrine of strict liability for ultra‐hazardous activities in cases involving blasting operations”
  • Injuries sustained as the result of coming in contact with high voltage transmission wires. Not strictly liable as abnormally dangerous activity
  • “Without explicitly adopting [Section] 520 we have applied the doctrine of strict liability for ultra-hazardous activities[ 4] in cases involving blasting operations.”
  • electricity in high-voltage transmission wire which had not been metered and delivered is not “goods” under Indiana UCC in personal injury action; but metered electrical energy is “goods” under Indiana UCC

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Judges: Lowdermilk, Robertson, Neal

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