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KNOLL v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIV. OF NEB.

No. S-97-1292.

601 N.W.2d 757 (1999)

258 Neb. 1

Jeffrey J. KNOLL, appellant, v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF the UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, a corporate governmental body, appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

October 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne K. Holland and J. Joseph McQuillan, of Walentine, O'Toole, McQuillan & Gordon, and James M. McQuillan and Edward D. Steenburg, of McQuillan, Steenburg & McQuillan, P.C., Omaha, for appellant.

Richard R. Wood, General Counsel for the University of Nebraska, and John C. Wiltse, Lincoln, for appellee.

HENDRY, C.J., WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.

CONNOLLY, J.

The appellant, Jeffrey J. Knoll, was a student at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln (UNL). He was hazed by members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity (FIJI), which hazing resulted in severe injuries. Knoll brought a tort action against the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (University), and both parties filed for summary judgment. The trial court granted summary judgment to the University, finding no duty. This case presents the question...

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