November 12, 1999
Court Says U. of Nebraska Had Duty to Protect Pledge From Hazing
The University of Nebraska had a duty to protect a fraternity pledge who was severely injured while trying to escape a hazing incident, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled last month.
The court ordered a trial to determine whether the university had failed in its obligations. The decision reversed a lower court's decision that the university had no duty to protect Jeffrey Knoll, who was a 19-year-old freshman pledge with the Phi Gamma Delta ("Fiji") fraternity in
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