Heimbuch v. President & Directors of Georgetown College

MATTHEWS, District Judge.

The sole question before the court is whether the corporate defendant as a charitable institution is immune from liability in a tort action brought by plaintiff, who was seriously injured in a hazing activity while a freshman at Georgetown University. The University is one of the charitable activities conducted by the corporation. The corporate defendant will be referred to herein as Georgetown.

In addition to the action against Georgetown, plaintiff has filed an action against Emmett F. Byrne, Jr., a sophomore participant in the hazing activity in which plaintiff was…