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Colangelo v. Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided May 3, 1994No. Docket 146840PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Per curiam

In this wrongful death action, the plaintiffs appeal as of right a June 27, 1989, Mecosta Circuit Court order granting summary disposition in favor of defendant Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity (national fraternity). We affirm.

This action arises out of an incident that occurred at approximately two o’clock in the morning on December 13, 1986, when Keith Colangelo was hit by a car driven by Shannon Hart. Colangelo was walking to his dormitory room at Ferris State College in Big Rapids. Immediately after this accident, a car driven by Caitlin Bryant collided with Hart’s vehicle and then with…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Moning v. AlfonoMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Riddle v. McLouth Steel Products Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Friedman v. DozorcMichigan Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Cardinal Mooney High School v. Michigan High School Athletic Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Samson v. Saginaw Professional Building, IncMichigan Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Phillips v. DeihmMichigan Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Babula v. RobertsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Cipri v. Bellingham Frozen Foods, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. Sparks v. Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, Inc.Nevada Supreme Court · 2011
  5. Barenborg v. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019

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