Court: Golfer Did Not Assume the Risk of Being Run over by an Inattentive Golf Cart Driver

By Rob Harris, of Golf Dispute Resolution   Golf’s version of texting while driving has been working its way through the Ohio courts, resulting in an appellate court holding Roger Kreps liable for plowing his cart into a member of his threesome. As found by the court, Mr. Kreps perpetrated an unfortunate example of distracted driving when he ran over golfer Jeff Forman while preoccupied by his scorecard.   The court explained it this way:   “Forman, Kreps, and Dr. Charles Your