hit by golf club during instruction

What is the name of your state? ca
Two weeks ago, I played golf with my friend A and his wife. Since his wife is a first time golfer, I had to show her how to swing a club. During the instruction, she swung her golf club and hit on the my head accidentally. I got bleeding on the head and went unconcious. This happening ended up in the emergency room a hospital. After all. I got recovered.
The hospital will send me a bill of $1000, and My friend A refuses to pay the bill. I have a witness and I think it is unfair to suffer from injury and the hospital charge.
what can I do?

Next time DUCK!!!

I agree your friend should at least offer to help offset the expenses, but this was an accident. Nothing more. Next time choose better friends.

He is not my friend anymore because he said I suffered from my mistake but his wife's

Do people teach golfing with assuming risk of being hit?

Listen, I'm trying to remember that you were hurt badly but you've got to admit, it's funny reading.

I will apologize ahead of time and I'm not trying to be cute.

But you were not teaching golf. You were showing a friend's wife how to swing the club. An accident insued and you found out this wasn't a true friend.

You still could take them to court for your expenses, but you will more than likely not win because you are not a professional instructor and there was no gross negligence that you can point to on the part of the wife.

It's an expensive and painful lesson but a real friend would have paid without question.

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My response:

Our writer correctly guessed "assumption of the risk" - - in this case, "primary assumption of the risk". Under California law, he cannot win a dime in court. The "primary assumption of the risk" doctrine completely bars a plaintiff's right of recovery against the defendant in a sporting situation. [Knight v. Jewett (1992) 3 Cal.4th 296, 308-309]

So, don't blame your friends for not paying you. They don't have to. It's the law.

IAAL

[HomeGuru]

Fore!

[racer72]

OUCH!!!!