Medical testimony said that such an injury would render the lower half of Cabey's body instantly useless.
But injuries and other vagaries could render some of these games unattractive.
The injury, one that involves tendons in the knuckle, had rendered his finger swollen, stiff and essentially numbed by pain.
If an injury rendered him completely unable to play during the first five years, the policy would pay off on the full remaining value of the policy.
The injury rendered him unproductive as a hitter, and he finally sat out five games before the season finale Sunday.
This injury rendered the horse unsound for racing at that time.
However, his participation in the games themselves was put into doubt when an injury to his father rendered him unable to work.
During spring practice of Bates' freshman year, injuries rendered a position move from quarterback to receiver to add depth to the scout team after injuries.
Rainey's injuries would render him permanently paralyzed from the chest down.
First aid had been attempted, but injuries of this magnitude rendered any such effort worthless.