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Member, Beacon International Group, Ltd.
A Montana country club can’t be held liable for the hailstorm of errant tee shots landing in a neighboring family’s yard, though the club apparently could do with a few more instructors.
A Ravalli County District Judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against the county and the Hamilton Golf Club in Hamilton, Mont., alleging that both entities had a duty to tell new homeowners living near the club’s fairways that its members’ shots routinely veer off course and into neighboring properties, according to a report.
The lawsuit was filed in 2011 by Robert and Katherine Brady, who purchased a house next to Hamilton’s 18th hole and claimed they were never told that their backyard attracts as many as 1,300 stray golf balls a year, according to the report.
Noting that Mr. Brady had formerly worked as a general contractor and Ms. Brady’s background is in real estate, the judge ruled that the Bradys either “knew or easily should have seen” the probability of golf balls landing in their yard, according to the report.
The sleuth powers depicted by actor Tom Hanks in such films as “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels & Demons” apparently did little to prevent him from falling victim to an insurance scam allegedly orchestrated over more than a decade.