Rinaldo v. McGovern

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1991-11-21

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*731 OPINION OF THE COURT Titone, J. The issue in this appeal is whether a golfer who accidentally misses the fairway and instead sends the ball soaring off the golf course onto an adjacent roadway can be held liable in negligence for the resulting injury. Under the circumstances of this case, we hold that the defendant golfer incurred no tort liabili…

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