Golf cart accident leads to civil lawsuit

An Oconee County lawsuit filed for a man who, it is claimed, fell out of a golf cart and was injured and required treatment expenses at more than $400 thousand.  The lawsuit was entered this week in the Common Pleas Court by a Charleston lawyer on behalf of Anderson resident John Stiles Jr.  According to the allegations made against the Chickasaw Point Golf Club, Stiles was riding in a cart driven by his friend Randy Dawson.  Between holes number 7 and 8, it is alleged, the golf cart started to slide and flipped as the two went down a hill that featured a sloped asphalt pathway. And it’s that pathway, the lawsuit contends, which caused the accident.  According to the allegations, the golf cart landed atop Stiles and caused severe bodily injuries.  It claims there was no sign warning Stiles of the danger.  A jury trial is requested.