Legal Opinion
Booker v. Lehigh University
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 3, 1992No. Civ. A. 90-5298PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TROUTMAN, Senior District Judge.
This matter is now before us on defendant Lehigh University’s motion for summary judgment. The issue is whether under the law of Pennsylvania a university may be held liable to one of its underage students when, as a result of her own self-indulgent behavior, she becomes inebriated at on-campus fraternity parties and thereafter injures herself in a fall. We are thus herein deciding the liability of Lehigh University only. Our jurisdiction is based upon diversity, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332, and venue is proper since the events occurred in, and the defendants…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Tigg Corporation v. Dow Corning CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Congini by Congini v. PORTERSVILLE ETC.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Fassett v. Delta Kappa EpsilonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Alumni Ass'n v. SullivanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Vega v. Sacred Heart University, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2011
- Benefield Ex Rel. Benefield v. Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama at BirminghamDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2002
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