Is a golfer who hits an errant shot off the tee and strikes a non-golfer who is walking down a sidewalk on a public street liable for hitting the non-golfer?
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Is a golfer who hits an errant shot off the tee and strikes a non-golfer who is walking down a sidewalk on a public street liable for hitting the non-golfer?
The sidewalk and public street are not golf course property but public property although the public property is next to the private golf course property.
Asked on March 12, 2015 under Personal Injury, North Carolina
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
Typically, the golfer would not be liable unless he or she was being unreasonably careless, or deliberately doing something dangerous: golfing while drunk; deliberately trying to hit the ball off the course; etc. Liability for personal injury generally depends on negligence (carelessness) or deliberate wrongful action.
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