Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A New York state appeals court ruled in favor of a Long Island golfer sued by a playing partner hit in the eye by an errant shot. The ruling issued Tuesday says golfers take on some inherent risk when they take to the links, and the defendant in the case was not liable even though he had not yelled "fore" before beaning one of his playing partners. Advertisement In its written decision, the New York Court of Appeals said "failure to warn of his intent to strike the ball did not amount to intentional or reckless conduct, and did not unreasonably increase the risks inherent in golf." The ruling was good news for Anoop Kapur, who shanked a shot out of the rough at a nine-hole course in Suffolk County and struck playing partner Azad Anand, who was on the fairway, in the eye, causing a detached retina. Anand had sued for damages, calling the lack of a "fore" an act of negligence.
