Thomas v. Wheat

Opinion by

DOUG GABBARD II, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 This is an appeal by Plaintiff, Lonnie Thomas, from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant, Diane C. Wheat, who hit a golf ball that struck Plaintiff. Based on the appellate record and the law, we reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Plaintiff had been hired to paint a house that bordered The Greens Country Club golf course to the west. He had been cleaning his paint brushes behind the house, and walked back to a large tree to check on whether there were any golfers nearby. This put him about 125 yards northwest of the…