Todd Blakeney v. City of Covington

── Todd Blakeney v. City of Covington ── Case No.: 23A-CT-00381 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 26, 2023 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Fountain Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Bradford concur On the day he was electrocuted, Blakeney was working as a technician for a cable company seeking to cure an internet outage. The cable company rented space for its service lines on utility poles owned by City, which operated a local electrical utility. Blakeney used an aerial lift twice to view the broken cable line. His first trip up to the line was uneventful. Blakeney immediately noted, however, that the broken cable line was unusually close to the City’s electrical line.