Kenneth Bertin v. Douglas Mann

**605 At issue in this tort case is whether getting hit by a golf cart is an inherent risk of golfing. If so, then defendant, who ran over plaintiff with a cart while golfing, owed a duty only to refrain from reckless **606 misconduct, but cannot be held liable for negligent conduct. If not, then defendant will be held to the negligence standard of conduct. The question boils down to how we determine which risks in a recreational activity are inherent, such that the reckless standard of conduct applies. The Court of Appeals answered this question by meditating upon golf's essence and…