eBook details
- Title: Rutledge V. Arizona Board Of Regents
- Author : Arizona Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 23, 1985
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 84 KB
Description
We begin by setting forth a brief summary of the facts giving rise to the lawsuit. Rutledge was a member of the 1978 A.S.U. football team. He was a sophomore, having been on the varsity team the previous year as a freshman. Prior to the start of the 1978 season, Rutledge was considered the team's starting punter and was also a back-up defensive back. Apparently Kush was not satisfied with Rutledge's performance during pre-season camp, resulting in Kush ordering that Rutledge was not to suit-up for the first game of the 1978 season. Kush asserted at trial that the reason he did not have Rutledge suit-up for the first game was that he hoped that Rutledge would become irritated and thus motivate himself to concentrate and perform better. Rutledge asserted that the reason he did not suit-up was that he was to be "red-shirted"*fn1 during the 1978 season, due to the physical effects of a January, 1978 automobile accident. Kush denied that he knew of Rutledge's alleged injuries or that Rutledge was to be red-shirted because of his alleged injuries.