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FASSETT v. DELTA KAPPA EPSILON (NEW YORK)

Nos. 85-1652, 85-1653, 86-1102 and 86-1103.

807 F.2d 1150 (1986)

FASSETT, Anne v. DELTA KAPPA EPSILON (NEW YORK), The Villanova Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Poch, Christopher, Bacha, Michael, Troy, Christopher L., Turgis, Bruce E. and Zachea, Kevin. (Two Cases). The VILLANOVA CHAPTER OF DELTA KAPPA EPSILON v. EVANS, Corbin S., Dallesandro, Nicholas, Bacha, Jr., Michael, The Villanova Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon, and Its Individual Members as of September 25, 1982: Bruce Baltera, Eugene Camposano, Louis D'Onofrio, William J. Furey, Peter Jirak, David R. Jones, Richard J. Keating, Bob Mayer, Glenn P. Maykish, Micky McClure, Ken Murphy, William Scott O'Neil, Michael F. O'Sullivan, Anthony D. Pacaro, Christopher F. Poch, Stephen T. Schmidt, Christopher L. Troy, Bruce E. Turgiss, Timothy F. Vallace, Paul Vandeventer, Christopher J. Wackerman, Peter J. Wynne, Kevin C. Zacchea. TROY, Christopher L. v. EVANS, Corbin S. and D'Allensandro, Nicholas. (Two Cases). Appeal of Anne FASSETT. BUCKLEY, John L., Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Buckley, Monica T., Deceased v. POCH, Christopher F., Troy, Christopher L., Turgiss, Bruce, Zacchea, Kevin, Hoffend, Daniel, Delta Kappa Epsilon Doughery Hall, Delta Kappa Epsilon of New York v. The VILLANOVA CHAPTER OF DELTA KAPPA EPSILON, AND Its Individual MEMBERS AS OF SEPTEMBER 25, 1982: Bruce Baltera, Eugene Camposano, Louis D'Onofrio, William J. Furey, Daniel J. Hoffend, Peter Jirak, Richard J. Keating, Bob Mayer, Glenn P. Maykish, Micky McClure, Ken Murphy, William Scott O'Neil, Michael F. O'Sullivan, Anthony D. Pacaro, Christopher F. Poch, Stephen T. Schmidt, Bruce E. Turgis, Timothy F. Vallace, Paul Vandeventer, Christopher J. Wackerman, Peter J. Wynne, Kevin C. Zacchea. POCH, Christopher F., Troy, Christopher L. v. EVANS, Corbin S., D'Allensandro, Nicholas and Wynne, Peter J. (Two Cases) Appeal of John L. BUCKLEY, Administrator of the Estate of Monica T. Buckley, Deceased. The VILLANOVA CHAPTER OF DELTA KAPPA EPSILON v. EVANS, Corbin S., Dallesandro, Nicholas, Bacha, Jr., Michael, Hoffend, Daniel, The Villanova Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon, and its individual members as of September 25, 1982: Robert J. Ackerman, Bruce Baltera, Thomas C. Brockwell, Eugene Camposano, Kevin Connor, Joseph F. Delaney, Louis D'Onofrio, Richard J. Dulcey, Daniel M. Farrell, Sean P. Flanagan, William J. Furey, Paul A. Gentile, Daniel J. Hoffend, Peter Jirak, David R. Jones, Richard J. Keating, Attila A. Koc, Bob Mayer, Glenn P. Maykish, Micky McClure, Steven M. McEvoy, John J. McGee, Thomas M. Mulroy, Ken Murphy, Ronald A. Nauman, William Scott O'Neil, Michael F. O'Sullivan, Anthony D. Pacaro, Christopher F. Poch, Henry Rohrer, Stephen T. Schmidt, Joseph A. Torrisi, Christopher L. Troy, Bruce E. Turgiss, Timothy F. Vallace, Paul Vandeventer, Christopher J. Wackerman, James T. Wilson, Peter J. Wynne, Kevin C. Zacchea. Appeal of Bruce TURGISS (Two Cases). BUCKLEY, John L., Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Buckley, Monica T., Deceased v. POCH, Christopher F., Troy, Christopher L. Turgiss, Bruce, Zacchea, Kevin, Bacha, Michael, Jr., Hoffend, Daniel, Delta Kappa Epsilon Doughery Hall, Delta Kappa Epsilon of New York v. The VILLANOVA CHAPTER OF DELTA KAPPA EPSILON AND Its Individual MEMBERS AS OF SEPTEMBER 25, 1982: Robert J. Ackerman, Bruce Baltera, Thomas C. Brockwell, Eugene Camposano, Kevin Connor, Joseph F. Delaney, Louis D'Onofrio, Richard J. Dulcey, Daniel M. Farrell, Sean P. Flanagan, William J. Furey, Paul A. Gentile, Daniel J. Hoffend, Peter Jirak, David R. Jones, Richard J. Keating, Attila A. Koc, Bob Mayer, Glenn P. Maykish, Micky McClure, Steven M. McEvoy, John J. McGee, Thomas M. Mulroy, Ken Murphy, Ronald A. Nauman, William Scott O'Neil, Michael F. O'Sullivan, Anthony D. Pacaro, Christopher F. Poch, Henry Rohrer, Stephen T. Schmidt, Joseph A. Torrisi, Bruce E. Turgis, Timothy F. Vallace, Paul Vandeventer, Christopher J. Wackerman, James T. Wilson, Peter J. Wynne, Kevin C. Zacchea.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 5, 1986.

As Amended December 10, 1986.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 8, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Slota (argued), Murphy and Slota, Bryn Mawr, Pa., for appellant Fassett.

John J. McAuliffe, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant Buckley.

David L. Steck (argued), Clifford A. Goldstein, Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Bacha.

Donald J.P. Sweeney, Sweeney, Sheehan & Spencer, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees Flanagan, McEvoy, Brockwell and Wynne.

Benjamin E. Zuckerman, Sherr, Moses & Zuckerman, P.C., Norristown, Pa., for appellee Poch.

Joseph P. Connor, III, Connor and Weber, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Zacchea.

Edwin L. Scherlis, Margolis, Edelstein, Scherlis, Sarowitz and Kraemer, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees Ackerman, Delaney, Dulcey, McGee and Rohrer.

John J. O'Brien, III (argued), O'Brien and O'Brien Associates, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Turgiss.

William F. Sullivan, Jr., Post & Schell, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee D'Onofrio.

Charles W. Craven, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Evans.

John A. Orlando, White and Williams, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Baltera.

Dean F. Murtagh, German, Gallagher & Murtagh, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Pacaro.

John F. Dougherty, Jr., Dougherty & Stonelake, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Hoffend.

David M. McCormick, Liebert, Short, Fitzpatrick & Hirshland, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Nauman.

Before ADAMS, STAPLETON, and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied January 8, 1987.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge:

The four cases before this court arise out of a tragic accident whose fact pattern is disturbingly common. In the early morning hours of Sunday, September 26, 1982, seventeen year old Anne Fassett, nineteen year old Monica Buckley and eighteen year old Corbin Evans were involved in a traffic accident when Evans, while driving his car, collided with...

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