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Originally Posted by Tron_fdc
OK, so dumb it down for me.
If I smash a house with my drive, can I tell the home owner to beat it when they come outside?
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I missed this.
Basically, yes, unless you hit their house intentionally or you were negligent. If you are playing golf like a normal human and by accident your drive hits their house, you are probably not going to be liable for the damage.
In Canada, there is a tort of nuisance, a tort of negligence, and I guess if you were to go onto the homeowner's property to get your ball back, a tort of trespass. There is no cause of action called "property damage", despite what certain dunning-kruger afflicted individuals might want to tell you.
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What are the parameters that allow for me to laugh and walk away?
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I guess the central determining question would be "are you kind of a dick"?