Nussbaum v. Lacopo

Plaintiff’s home is situate on land abutting the thirteenth hole of the defendant country club. Between plaintiff’s patio and the thirteenth fairway are approximately 20 to 30 feet of rough, and located in that golfer’s no-man’s land is a natural barrier of 45- to 60-foot-high trees. Although plaintiff’s real property line runs parallel to the thirteenth fairway, the direct and proper line of flight from the tee to the green was at a substantial angle to the right of the property line and the rough. It was thus, as any golfer would know, far to the right of the plaintiff’s property line and…