Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Nebraska
Accused of breaking a window golfing.
Hi,
I live in Nebraska, and was golfing on a public course in owned by the city of Omaha. I hit a ball into a lawn of a house and went and found it. Once I got to the green, a couple came up to us and asked which one of us broke her window. I proceeded to tell her that my ball was in the yard but it did not hit a window. She then told me that it did break her window and showed me her house. Her house was two houses farther than where I found my ball. I gave her my real name and phone number and told her that if she found my golf ball in her house, I would pay for it, knowing that I still had my real ball. They called me later and stated that they found a ball but it was not the same one. They found a Titleist Pro V1 and I was playing a Titleist DT SOLO (which I still have). The husband told me that the guys behind us said we did it. I am now being sued in small claims court for 500 dollars, when I did nothing wrong. What should I do? Thanks.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Accused of breaking a window golfing.
Sounds like you are a very nice and patient guy. If you were golfing with friends, ask them to come to court with you, if they can testify truthfully that they know your ball didn't enter the lady's property. Otherwise, you can just tell your story with the same simplicity and clarity as you did here to the judge; which should be convincing. Last option is to hire an attorney to remove the case to county court and the other party may drop instead of hiring an attorney to represent them. It wouldn't be feasible for them to hire an attorney to recover $500 and pay the attorney $1000.
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