State Supreme Court Leaves Open Question of Whether Golf Course Was Liable

The Supreme Court of Hawaii has reversed, in part, a ruling of a state circuit court, finding that a plaintiff golfer, who was hit by a golf ball, demonstrated enough of a question about whether the design of the golf course contributed to the accident to withstand the golf course’s motion for summary judgment.   At the same time, the court also affirmed the summary judgment for the golfer, who hit the golf ball that struck the plaintiff, applying the assumption of risk doctrine.   T