From staff, internet reports
for Herd Insider
September 1, 2010
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - An University of Houston wide receiver who broke his
leg when he ran into a metal service cart in an 2008 game at Marshall University's Joan C. Edwards Stadium is suing Marshall and Conference USA, according to numerous reports nationally.
Patrick Edwards, a junior for the Cougars, filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Kanawha County Circuit Court in West Virginia's capital of Charleston. Edwards ran into the cart during the Oct. 28 game at Marshall on national television
Edwards was running full speed for a long pass when his right shin crashed into a yellow cart just beyond the end zone. The cart was one of a couple of similar carts used by the Marshall University "Marching Thunder" marching band to haul equipment to the south end zone, where the band is seated. The carts were located in a space between the hillside of the south end of the stadium and the end line of the field, a space of about 1-2 yards wide.
The lawsuit says Marshall has a duty to maintain its football field in a reasonably safe manner, including the removal of obstructions.
