RINALDO v. McGOVERN


78 N.Y.2d 729 (1991)

Roberta Rinaldo et al., Appellants, v. Arthur McGovern, Respondent, et al., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 21, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Humann for appellants.

Chris G. Trapp for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


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 liability for what amounted to nothing more than his poorly hit tee shot.

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