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YOST v. WABASH COLLEGE

No. 54A01-1201-CT-31.

976 N.E.2d 724 (2012)

Brian YOST, Appellant-Plaintiff, v. WABASH COLLEGE, Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, Inc., Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity — Indiana Gamma Chapter at Wabash College, and Nathan Cravens, Appellees-Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

October 2, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick A. Elward , Karl L. Mulvaney , Briana L. Clark , Bingham, Greenebaum, Doll, LLP, Anne L. Cowgur , Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Thomas R. Schultz , Schultz & Pogue, LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellee Wabash College.

Douglas B. King , Matthew M. Adolay , Maureen E. Ward , Wooden & McLaughlin LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellees Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, Inc. and Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity — Indiana Gamma Chapter.

OPINION

CRONE, Judge.

Case Summary

Who is responsible when fraternity boys engage in impromptu activities that escalate to the point where one of them is seriously injured? In this case, eighteen-year-old Wabash College freshman Brian Yost and his fraternity pledge brothers decided to throw an upperclassman brother in a nearby creek to celebrate his twenty-first birthday. Afterwards, they tried...

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