Tournament Organizer Did Enough To Protect ‘Business Invitee’
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s ruling that dismissed a plaintiff’s claim that a golf tournament organizer was negligent when it did not provide sufficient safety barriers between the tee boxes on a golf range.
The plaintiff, Tim R. Martins, was injured at a golf tournament at the Holly Hills Country Club in Maryland, which was being managed by the defendant, Kemper Sports Management, Inc. Martins sued claiming Kemper breached its duty by not install