Clark v. Wiegand

DICKSON, Justice.

Plaintiff-appellee Carol Wiegand initiated this negligence action against defendants-appellants Rick Clark, Indiana State University, and the Indiana State University Board of Trustees (collectively "ISU") for knee injuries sustained when a fellow student in her college judo 1 class threw her to the mat. The ensuing jury trial resulted in a $50,000 verdict for the plaintiff. ISU appealed the trial court's denial of its two motions for judgment on the evidence. In an unpublished memorandum decision, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court and ordered the entry of…