The law is settled until its not. A homeowner on a golf course assumes the risk unless or until there is an intervening cause. A homeowner has to post no trespassing sign or a person can trespass...except that The Villages has published instructions not to retrieve errant balls. Is it possible that a designed flaw can be a basis for a lawsuit. You bet it can. In fact the Sun Sentinel article someone posted about the homes and condo's speaks to an issue that causes concern. the condo owner claimed that had she been home when that golf ball went through her window landed just where is normally sits to watch TV. Nothing was done because 99.9% of the damage done by golf balls amounts to pennies. However suppose that woman had been sitting in her chair and was seriously injured or killed . I make book that an attorney would fie suit against anyone remotely connected with accident.
another post that caught my eye concerned the poster who claims people have been continually abusive and causing mayhem driving their carts on lawn hitting the ball from the yard. I wonder what course these people live on?
But make no mistake attorneys are in the business of challenging laws and given a sufficient monetary prize they will sue anyone any where because that's what they do. Watch it Tiger your not judgment proof
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