Case Citation The case I chose to deal with was that of Patrick Joseph Potter, Appellant, v. Green Meadows, Par 3, Appellee. The case was found in the Southern Reporter, volume 510 starting on page 1225. The Florida District Court of Appeals, First District, heard the case and made its decision on August 13, 1987; 510 So. 2d 1225 (Fla. App. 1 Dist. 1987). Summary of the Facts The original case in question consisted of an injured golfer and negligence claims against the owner of the Green Meadows Par 3 golf course for neglecting maintenance of the "tee box" areas and this negligence resulted in a serious golfer's eye injury. The Escambia County Circuit Court issued a final summary judgment in favor of the owner on the basis of assumption of risk. An appeal was then filed questioning the golfer's knowledge of the risk and questioning once again whether the course owner was negligent in maintaining the course. When the nine-hole par three course was built, each hole was set up with a tee box made of a 5' x 5' concrete slab that rose off the ground one to four inches depending on the lay of the land. The slab was then covered with a rubber strip from which a tee emerged from which golfers could tee off. Over the years, due to wear and tear from golfers, many tee boxes have become unusable because in some cases the tees were no longer there. On 20 July 1986 the appellant and his friend were playing golf at Green Meadows, a course which they ...