Sask. town to appeal ruling in golf ball suit
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 | 10:37 AM ET
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A Saskatchewan town has decided to appeal a court decision that ordered it to redesign a town-owned course to stop golfers from hitting balls into people's yards.
The decision last month also ordered White City, 10 kilometres east of Regina, to pay $24,000 to people whose homes were in the line of fire on the ninth hole at the Emerald Park golf course.
According to two homeowners who filed the suit, every day of golf season brings a shower of golf balls into their backyards from the 18-hole semi-private course next door.
One of the plaintiffs said about 1,000 balls per year would roll or fly into the family's yard, ruining the siding on the house and damaging car windows and barbecues.
The unlucky homeowners also complained that golfers would sometimes hop the fence and try to play from the backyard.
On Friday, just before the deadline, the town filed an appeal.
Since the lawsuit was filed, the golf course has changed the location of the ninth tee, which one homeowner says has made a difference.
The homeowners didn't want to do interviews and the mayor of White City could not be reached for comment.
No date has been set for the appeal hearing.
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