Court of Appeals for the First Circuit September 9, 1988, 87-1889 (Enrique Mercado Del Valle v. United States)

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

In December 1983, members of the Panthers Military Society, a student organization at the University of Puerto Rico, engaged in severe hazing that led to the death of a recruit, Arnaldo Mercado Perez. Several relatives of Mercado brought this lawsuit against the United States, under the authority of the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 (1982) (FTCA).