$120k Verdict in Electrocution Lawsuit: CenterPoint Energy Indiana South Found 85% Liable

Vincent v. CenterPoint Energy Indiana South

Case Background

Tony Vincent filed a personal injury lawsuit against CenterPoint Energy Indiana South after being electrocuted by a utility pole maintained by them. The case was filed in the Indiana Circuit Court, Vanderburgh County. Judge David D. Kiely presided over this electrocution lawsuit. [Case number: 82C01-2101-CT-465]

Cause

In April 2020, Tony Vincent lived at a residence on 114 Mulberry Street in Evansville. An alley behind the house contained a utility pole that Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company, operating as CenterPoint Energy Indiana South, owned and maintained. Unknown to Vincent, the protective sheathing around the electrical wires to the pole had deteriorated, exposing live wires. These wires had also sagged and were in contact with the pole, causing the pole to become energized.