Legal Opinion
Staats v. Vintner's Golf Club, LLC
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided August 1, 2018No. A147928PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHumes, P.J.
*830Plaintiff Carolyn Staats nearly died after being attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets while playing golf on a Yountville *239course operated by Vintner's Golf Club, LLC (Club). She sued the Club for general negligence and premises liability, but the trial court granted summary judgment against her on the basis that the Club owed no duty to protect its patrons from yellow jackets that came from an undiscovered nest on the course.
We reverse. We hold that the duty of golf course operators to maintain their property in a reasonably safe condition includes a duty to exercise reasonable care to…
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