A golfer is suing a fellow player and the Richmond golf course they were playing on, claiming she got hit by a golf cart.
Min Jeong Do alleges that Chi Sang Ho’s cart struck her while they were playing at Richmond Golf and Country Club.
Do and Ho were both members of the club and were apparently playing under the supervision of the club’s golf pro at the time.
In her lawsuit filed at the B.C. Supreme Court, Do claims that the cart driven by Ho hit her on or near the sixth hole at the posh private club on Steveston Highway in July of 2019.
She claims the accident resulted in physical injuries to her neck, back, shoulders, legs and ankles and caused disfigurement such as scarring. She also claims to suffer from anxiety and depression as a result.
According to Do, the results of her injuries include headaches, fatigue, dizziness and loss of enjoyment of life, and she has continued to sustain a loss of income, loss of earning capacity and loss of housekeeping capacity.
“As a result of the said injuries, (Do) has received care and services from family and friends,” reads the notice of civil claim.
Do seeks compensation from both Ho and Richmond Country Club, claiming they were negligent.
Do claims Ho had operated the cart without due care in an unsafe manner at excessive speed and while he was impaired by alcohol or drugs. Ho was also operating a “defective golf cart” and failed to keep it under proper control, according to Do.
She also blames the club for issues including allegedly failing to instruct Ho on how to use a golf cart, letting him use a “mechanically defective” golf cart and failing to have the cart serviced and equipped with safety features.
Do further alleges the club had provided the group with a golf pro who “failed to properly supervise” Ho and served Ho alcohol knowing he would be driving the golf cart.
Ho and the club both denied there was an accident
Ho said he drove the golf cart “with prudence and reasonable care” at all times, while the club said the membership contract states it is not responsible for any injuries that may happen on the facilities, and claims Ho had agreed to indemnify for his use of the golf cart.
It also denied its golf pro was “assigned to supervise and instruct (Do).”
If Do had actually suffered any injuries, said the club, she could have either prevented them or reduce their severity if she had not failed to keep a proper lookout, take precautions to avoid the accident and wait for the cart to return to her location.
No hearings have been scheduled yet.
