Legal Opinion
United States Auto Club, Inc. v. Woodward
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 29, 1984No. 2-283A35PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RATLIFF, Judge,
writing by designation.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
The United States Auto Club, Inc. (USAC) appeals a judgment in the amount of $10,000 entered against it and in favor of Wayne W. Woodward pursuant to a jury verdict. We reverse.
FACTS
United States Auto Club, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation which sanctions automobile races including the Indianapolis 500 mile race. Its function is to establish rules, license drivers, schedule races, and run races.
Woodward is the owner of a racing car which was entered in the 1979 Indianapolis 500. Woodward, by his own admission, is a "low budget"…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Schlessman v. HensonIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
- Supreme Council of the Order of Chosen Friends v. ForsingerIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
- Morrow v. Auto Championship Racing Assn., Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- Seymour v. New Bremen Speedway, Inc.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- D. Ryan Crane, by David F. Crane, His Next Friend v. Indiana High School Athletic AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Ray E. Plummer v. American Institute of Certified Public AccountantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Bielski v. ZornIndiana Tax Court · 1994
- Indiana High School Athletic Ass'n v. ReyesIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
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