Court Dismisses Property Owner’s Suits Against Golfers

A federal judge has dismissed the claim of a homeowner, who had argued that several golfers violated his civil rights, trespassed and destroyed personal property when they entered his property to retrieve their respective golf balls.   The judge’s ruling centered on the doctrine of res judicata – the fact that the plaintiff had previously litigated the claims against the defendants in state court, which resulted in a verdict for the golfers.   Plaintiff Andrew S. Mavrovich, who is