Legal Opinion
Jenks v. McGranaghan
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 8, 1972PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBbeitel, J.
In a negligence action for personal injuries caused by a misdirected golf ball, plaintiff appeals. The issue is whether it was negligent for defendant to drive a golf ball from the eighth tee of a golf course without advance warning to players near the ninth tee adjacent to the eighth fairway.
After a jury verdict for plaintiff, the Supreme Court dismissed the complaint finding the plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law, and, alternatively, set aside the verdict as against the weight of evidence (65 Misc 2d 284). *478The Appellate Division affirmed on the ground that, as a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Trauman v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1955
- Johnston v. BlanchardNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Rose v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
- Houston v. EscottDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1949
- Mazzuchelli v. NissenbaumMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Akins v. Glens Falls City School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Cushman & Wakefield Inc. v. 214 East 49th Street Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Rinaldo v. McGovernNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Jackson v. Livingston Country Club, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Cavin v. KasserMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
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