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| | Jones v. Kappa Alpha Order |
 | | Jason Jones sued Kappa Alpha Order, Inc. (the "national organizatlon"); Kappa Alpha Order, Inc.--Nu Chapter at Auburn University (the "local chapter," or "KA"); and several individual members of KA, alleging, among other things, negligent and wanton hazing in violation of Ala. |
 | | Thus, in order to find, as a matter of law, that Jones assumed the risk, this Court must determine that reasonable persons would agree that Jones knew and appreciated the risks of hazing and that he voluntarily exposed himself to those risks. |
 | | Because we conclude that Jones assumed the risks of hazing, as a matter of law, we pretermit discussion of whether Alabama should recognize a new tort of "hazing" based on the doctrine of negligence per se or based on common-law principles of negligence. |
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