Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida

golf ball damage to property

I mishit a Golf ball and it broke a table in a golf course home off the fairway. The owner confronted me and I told him I had hit the shot but I felt it was not my liability. I told him I did not know the law but being an owner of a Golf course home I would think he has some liability in this case. We exchanged info. I contacted the Proshop and the GM told me he did not know the Law in such a case but that he helps the two parties when this happens...Who is right?


Asked on 1/27/05, 9:44 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

Re: golf ball damage to property

He would have to show something more than a mere mishit to hold you legally liable.

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Answered on 1/27/05, 10:00 am
Randall Gilbert Gilbert & Caddy P.A.

Re: golf ball damage to property

"A person hitting a golf ball has a duty to exercise ordinary care, under the circumstances then surrounding him, for the safety of persons reasonably within the range of danger."

Case: Gomez v. Holtz, 810 So.2d 1014 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002). Accordingly I would expect that the same standard applies to personal property.

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Answered on 1/27/05, 10:40 am


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