Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity v. Baker

The primary issue presented in this appeal is whether the admission of the defendant Pi Kappa Phi's "Fraternity Insurance Purchasing Group Risk Management Manual" and references to it were probative and relevant, or whether they improperly interjected the fact that the fraternity had liability insurance so that a reversal of the judgment is warranted. We apply the general rule of evidence that in an action based on injury to a person or damage to property, proof may not be made that the defendant was insured against liability.

The plaintiff, Scott Allen Baker, had been invited by the…