[ijusluvit]

Originally Posted by deltaguy

Such a wonderful place we live in; TV. How can so many people not understand if they broke something they should pay for it. Who gives a damn about Judge Judy or the cheapskates who will fight an issue like this to save $100 bucks. If you did it, pay for it.

This is a pretty good philosophy but it isn't right if the homeowner picks up your ball and claims you did what was prior damage. Two statements in the OP's description of the situation strongly suggest that.

Another dilemma.

[charlie49]

Originally Posted by deltaguy

Such a wonderful place we live in; TV. How can so many people not understand if they broke something they should pay for it. Who gives a damn about Judge Judy or the cheapskates who will fight an issue like this to save $100 bucks. If you did it, pay for it.

So, you slice a ball and it hits a person on another fairway and they sue you for thousands of dollars. Will you not consider the law before paying their claim?

[marhitch]

.. I would not pay.. Some times it just the way the ball bounces .. Sounds like a SCAM
to me ..

[rayschic]

Originally Posted by keithwand

I wonder how many times/ people this homeowner has collected for these holes?
Sounds like a con.

If you think it might be a con, tell them to have the screen repaired and then give them a check made out to T&D.

[deltaguy]

Originally Posted by marhitch

.. I would not pay.. Some times it just the way the ball bounces .. Sounds like a SCAM
to me ..

Only in TV!
What a diabolical way to perpetrate a scam. Hide behind a bush and wait for a lousy golfer to hit one onto your property and claim damage. What ever happened to common courtesy and sense of responsibility. Guess it's not something many Villagers think is necessary.

[Count'n the days]

Your insurance will most likely cover it. Sound's like you're an upstanding person and would feel better by doing the right thing. That would make something positive out of a negative experience.

When our window (Andersen double pane) was broken by our son's 9 yr. old friend with a baseball, our insurance didn't cover it. We were told it would have had the roles been reversed. We advised our son that should he ever damage anything at a friend's house to be sure to let us know so we could do the right thing. I hope I would live up the expectations I had for my 8 yr. old son.

Best of luck to you.

[twiceis]

My husband broke someone's window in Orange Blossom and did the right thing by contacting the owner. She got an estimate and we splt the difference...about $75.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by pklein9747

So DH and I are out on Truman tonight and DH hits a ball on hole 4 that sails left and we hear bong, bing and know he's hit something.

Originally Posted by deltaguy

Such a wonderful place we live in; TV. How can so many people not understand if they broke something they should pay for it. Who gives a damn about Judge Judy or the cheapskates who will fight an issue like this to save $100 bucks. If you did it, pay for it.

Good for you Pklein. You're doing the right thing.

[Birdie Dreamer]

I agree one should take responsibility for the consequences of their actions.

However, I maintain that based on the OP's original comment that "we hear bong, bing and know he's hit something" there is no way the ball went through one screen let alone two.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by l2ridehd

You are not legally liable to pay for their screen. However, personally I would. I would agree to a price up to about $100 and pay them. Morally it is the right thing to do.

I agree. From an integrity point of view, it's the right thing to do.

[ouatiny]

YOU BROKE OT YOU BOUGHT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wether the legal poit is valid or not you did it you know you did it the homeowner knows you did it pay for it and move on with life as a good citizen------ i honestly can not nbelive the people here telling you to not ignore it walk away. The problem in this country is no one will take responsibility for their own actions blame everyting that goes wrong in your life on someone else make somone else pay bla bla bla.
Be a good citizen pay your neighbor for the damage you did and then take a golf lesson

[NoMoSno]

[kittygilchrist]

With all the phone cameras in hand and security cams on nice houses, I'd think trying to slink away could turn out to be an embarrassment.

[Sanibel7]

[QUOTE=ouatiny;728844]YOU BROKE OT YOU BOUGHT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wether the legal poit is valid or not you did it you know you did it the homeowner knows you did it pay for it and move on with life as a good citizen------ i honestly can not nbelive the people here telling you to not ignore it walk away. The problem in this country is no one will take responsibility for their own actions blame everyting that goes wrong in your life on someone else make somone else pay bla bla bla.
Be a good citizen pay your neighbor for the damage you did and then take a golf lesson[/QUOTE Yes I agree, You did it pay for it! Now for the people that think just because people who live on the golf course should pay for all the damages that bad golfers do, NO! Just imagine you driving down the road and someone goes OPPS I hit your golf cart, car, bushes, house, etc. you have no legal obligations because it was an OPPS and destroyed property? Wake UP!

[njbchbum]

from what i have read here, the golfer hit the ball and heard it hit something but did not see it hit anything. the homeowner returned the ball to the golfer, but met them on the path to do so. would a golf ball make that bong/bing kind of sound going thru a screen or does screening make a tearing/ripping sound? might the homeowner have picked up the ball from their lawn or shrubs and walked it out to the path if, indeed, the golf ball was inside the birdcage - why did the homeowner not leave it there to better show the accuracy of the damage?

where do people see other than just think that it is for certain that the golf ball did the damage claimed by the owner?

i think i'm going with judge judy on this one.