The trial court first concluded that the defendant was not found negligent of the injuries that the plaintiff sustained during the round of golf. However, the trial court citing negligence on the defendant quickly overturned the ruling and discredited the claims of the risk doctrine. The defendant decided to appeal his ruling and presented his case to the appeals court. Once again, the defendant presents his case citing the risk doctrine as barring the claims from the plaintiff. The appellate courts, however, affirms the ruling of the lower court stating “concluding that triable issues remained” and “the primary assumption of risk doctrine did not apply”. Therefore, the courts were stating that the deposition provided by the defendant did not
