HABEN v. ANDERSON

No. 3-91-0707.

597 N.E.2d 655 (1992)

232 Ill. App.3d 260

173 Ill.Dec. 681

Dale E. HABEN, Special Administrator of the Estate of Nicholas E. Haben, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Marc R. ANDERSON, John W. Bilenko, James A. Boyer, David J. Carey, Brian D. Donchez, Raymond A. Drew, Steve C. Kadlec, Anthony F. Kolovitz, Chris (C.K.) McCracken, Mark T. Molzer, Scott A. Rokita, and Rian P. Sanders, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

Rehearing Denied September 3, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Strodel, argued, Strodel, Kingery & Durree, Assoc., Peoria, for Dale E. Haben.

Marc Anderson, pro se.

Kent R. Schnack, Schnack, Schnack & Cashman, Quincy, for John W. Bilenko.

David B. Mueller, argued, Cassidy & Mueller, Peoria, for James A. Boyer.

James L. Hafele, Cathy A. Stephens, Hafele, Thiemann & Carter, Peoria, for David J. Carey.

Robert D. Jackson, Steven L. Pierson, Westervelt, Johnson, Nicoll & Keller, Peoria, for Brian D. Donchez.

Robert H. Jennetten, Jeanne H. Wysocki, Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Pretorius, Peoria, for Raymond A. Drew.

Cornelius Thomas Ducey, Jr., Ducey, Feder & Ducey, Ltd., Belleville, for Steve C. Kadlec.

John C. Mulgrew, Jr., argued, Bradley S. McMillan, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, for Anthony F. Kolovitz.

James Patrick Murphy, Flack, McRaven & Stephens, Macomb, for Chris McCracken.

Robert C. Stoerzbach, Barsh, Stoerzbach & Henson, Galesburg, for Scott A. Rokita.

Gary J. Bazydlo, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, David E. Jones, Peoria, Joshua G. Vincent, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, for Rian P. Sanders.

Jonathan H. Barnard, Schmiedeskamp, Robertson, Neu & Mitchell, Quincy, for Mark T. Molzer.

Bruce L. Carmen, Chicago.


Justice HAASE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The plaintiff, Dale E. Haben, brought this wrongful death action as special administrator of the estate of Nicholas E. Haben against the defendants, the members of the Lacrosse Club (the Club) at Western Illinois University. Nicholas Haben died on October 19, 1990, from acute alcohol intoxication. The plaintiff alleged that each of the defendants had been involved in "hazing" the decedent, pressuring him to drink,...

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