About the mower cutting the golf ball up — Having mowed over a number of tennis balls doing my own back yard (the dog loves ’em, and the dirty ones are difficult to spot in tall grass), I’m not surprised at all. The blades are moving at a high speed and hit an object not secured to the ground.
When I hit a tennis ball it gets sliced a little, and then launched halfway across the yard at high speed. A golf ball is tougher than a tennis ball, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s barely damaged at all.
I know what you mean, someone always wants to cash in. I recall a Pennsylvania lawsuit that centered around a fund-raiser for the special olympics. They held a golf tournament on a Friday afternoon. There was a new car prize offered for a hole-in-one on a par 3. No one got the car but they forgot to take down the sign; next day a golfer hit a hole-in-one and went in to claim his “prize”, even though the sign clearly stated that this was for the tournament the day before. The golf club and the organization who sponsored the event both denied his claim. Now he was a retired, well-to-do gentleman, who was not at all without means, so the guy got an attorney, they filed suit and took it to trial before a judge. Sure enough, the lawsuit was decided in his favor and he was awarded the car; however, the judge’s opinion noted that the plaintiff really should not have tried to claim a prize where he did not actually participate in the tournament. Later, due to the resulting bad publicity, the plaintiff donated the car to charity. He really had some egg on his face when the whole story played out in the press. Too bad this guy didn’t have a conscience either…
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About the mower cutting the golf ball up — Having mowed over a number of tennis balls doing my own back yard (the dog loves ’em, and the dirty ones are difficult to spot in tall grass), I’m not surprised at all. The blades are moving at a high speed and hit an object not secured to the ground.
When I hit a tennis ball it gets sliced a little, and then launched halfway across the yard at high speed. A golf ball is tougher than a tennis ball, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s barely damaged at all.
I know what you mean, someone always wants to cash in. I recall a Pennsylvania lawsuit that centered around a fund-raiser for the special olympics. They held a golf tournament on a Friday afternoon. There was a new car prize offered for a hole-in-one on a par 3. No one got the car but they forgot to take down the sign; next day a golfer hit a hole-in-one and went in to claim his “prize”, even though the sign clearly stated that this was for the tournament the day before. The golf club and the organization who sponsored the event both denied his claim. Now he was a retired, well-to-do gentleman, who was not at all without means, so the guy got an attorney, they filed suit and took it to trial before a judge. Sure enough, the lawsuit was decided in his favor and he was awarded the car; however, the judge’s opinion noted that the plaintiff really should not have tried to claim a prize where he did not actually participate in the tournament. Later, due to the resulting bad publicity, the plaintiff donated the car to charity. He really had some egg on his face when the whole story played out in the press. Too bad this guy didn’t have a conscience either…
I have an idea. Lets forbid lawsuits. Oh yeah, by the way, there’d be no need for insurance or insurance professionals either
it’s called white collar welfare
No problem with banning lawsuits. There will still be a need for insurance and insurance requirements.
Negligence does not go away just because the lawyers do. There is still people who do things wrong – it’s called a tort.
The legal system just succeeds in increasing the cost of the torts, and insurance, and medicine, and, and.