Jenks v. McGranaghan

Appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of the 'Supreme Court, entered in Broome County on December 18, 1970, setting aside a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and dismissing the complaint upon the merits upon the1 ground that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. The plaintiff on July 21, 1966 was engaged in playing golf at the Windsor Golf Course and while walking from the ninth tee to procure a club from his golf bag he was struck in the left eye by a ball driven by the defendant from the tee of the eighth green. Both parties were familiar with and had…