Golf Negligence Case Study

When injuries occur, the golf course can be held liable under negligence. Injuries on the golf course can result from being hit by an errand ball, injuries from golf carts and other injuries associated with the use of the golf course. A plaintiff who intends to bring a lawsuit against a golf course can rely on negligence in design or management. It is common for shots to go astray from the intended targets and this risk must be accepted by anyone going to the golf course. Golfers assume the risk of injury arising from the negligence of another player. A golfer can be held liable for the injury to the other player only if he acted recklessly. The doctrine of assumption of risk may bar a plaintiff from recovering for injuries if it can be shown …show more content…
There is a duty to manage and design the golf course such that there is minimal risk to its users. The duty to safe design includes the alignment and separation of fairway, greens and tees in the property. It also includes protecting areas where there is the greatest danger of being hit with golf balls. Every part of the golf course should be safe but the golf course cannot assume that all the spectators take the risk of standing in unsafe areas if there are no signages or warning about the risk. It is important for the golf course to put signs that will allow the users of the golf course to stand in areas where there is protection from errant golf balls. Apart from liability from the use of the course, a golf course can also incur liability from the use of golf carts. Risk arising from the use of golf carts can be due to the negligent design of the carts or negligent …show more content…
Responsibility for product defects lies with the sellers. The law requires that the products meet some basic expectations by the customer. When there is an unexpected defect in a product, the product does not meet the ordinary expectations of the customer and can result in product liability claims. For a successful product liability case, the plaintiff must show that the product that caused the injury or damage was defective and the defect made the product unreasonably dangerous. Defects can take the form of design defects, manufacturing defects or marketing defect s. Design defects affect the product before it is even produced and can make the product inherently unsafe. Manufacturing defects occurs at the manufacturing or processing stages while marketing defects are flaws in the way the products are marketed and includes insufficient instructions, inadequate warnings and improper