Rensing v. Indiana State University Board of Trustees

HUNTER, Justice.

This case is before this Court upon the petition to transfer of defendant-appellee, Indiana State University Board of Trustees (Trustees). The plaintiff-appellant, Fred W. Rensing, was a varsity football player at Indiana State University who suffered an injury on April 24, 1976, during the team’s spring football practice which left him a quadriplegic. Rensing filed a claim with the Industrial Board of Indiana (Industrial Board) seeking recovery under workmen’s compensation for permanent total disability as well as medical and hospital expenses incurred due to the injury. The…