Who is responsible when a golf ball hits and breaks a window?
Posted on
March 11th, 2010
by admin
A ball hit the neighbors house and then broke a window on another house who is responsible?
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The golfer that hits the ball is totally responsible . No golf course will except any responsibility at all.
However damage may be covered in ones home owner policies.
Leon
it should be the person who hit the ball, but knowing them they probably continued to play or something and didn’t tell the owner of the house.
who shot the gun??? think about it. one is generally responsible for what one does, and a golfer isn’t some special creature that should be exempt.
The guy who hit the ball. No if’s, no but’s no and’s. Pay up and learn how to hit it on line.
the guy with the club in his hand
If you dont want broken windows, dont move on a stinking golf course. went golfing today, and sliced probably 3-4 into houses. It never even crossed my mind to even consider checking for damage.
Responsibility offsets if the player was using a Titlist PV1 golfball
The golfer who struck the ball is always responsible for his actions. He hit the ball, the ball did the damage, therefore he is responsible.
the golfer who hit the ball is responsible, but generally on a golf course, the home owner has an assumed liability, and they should have insurance for that very reason.
It depends. Check with the club before you pay up. The course that I used to work at would accept no responsibility as it was covered in the purchase agreement of the house that the homeowner must be insured for broken windows
why did you hit one? because then it’s definetly your fault.
Dont move next to a golf course then! Its going to happen over and over again!
Depends, if the golf course was there first then it is the responsibility of the home owner. They have chosen to take the risk by placing their house in jeporady and in essance they are asking every golfer to hit a reasonable shot and that is not possible.
I have seen developers build houses that very likely to be hit by golfballs. The owners want the course in their backyard and must assume the risks. If not don’t buy the house.
If you think this is unreasonable then I suggest that you never make a mistake because that is what you are saying.
Generally speaking, it is not the golfer who is responsible. In most cases you would have to assume that as long as the golfer was acting in a responsible manner then they could not be held responsible for an errant shot. It would be up to the owner of the damaged property to prove in court that the golfer who caused the said damaged was negligent. However, as negligence is defined as failure to take all reasonable care, then an errant shot could not be classed as negligent.
Carrot top is always responsible.
but seriously, every golf course has a sign (and it’s probably on the score card also) stating that they are not responsible for damage caused by errant golf balls.
that said, I read an article in the L.A. Times once that reported on a person who was driving by a golf course and got bonked (and seriously injured) by a golf ball coming through his open car window. This article mentioned that despite signs and such, a good lawyer will go after a golf course rather than an individual because that’s where the money is. And that in the end, the golf course is the one who pays up, – at least in large injury cases. If it’s just a broken window you won’t find a lawyer willing to pressure the golf course.
And as a golfer I don’t have much sympathy for people who buy homes on golf courses and then whine about golf balls in their yard. Get plexiglass windows if you want, but don’t whine over the golf course that you knew was there when you bought the house!
Just got back from Small Claims Court. At least in Washington State, the golfer is not responsible for breaking a window. The judge dismissed the case out of hand saying the homeowner assumed all the risk for living on a golf course.
In my opinion if you are stupid enough to put your house on a golf course, and not put up nets or anything to protect it- then you deserve to pay for damage.
However, my opinion really doesn’t matter. It does end up falling on the golfer, but they do not pay the entire bill. They will have to pay the deductible and the homeowners insurance will pay the rest.