Appeals Court Affirms for Golf Complex in Lightning Strike Case

A Kansas appeals court has affirmed a lower court ruling that a lightning strike that severely injured a golfer was not foreseeable by the golf facility and that it did not breach any applicable standard of care.   The incident occurred on June 14, 2001 when plaintiff Patrick Sall and a friend were playing golf at the Smiley's Golf Complex (SGC) on the western outskirts of Kansas City. When the two men began their round at approximately 4 p.m. that day, the sky was clear and The Weather Cha