Golf is a game of etiquette: Show up on time, follow the dress code and don’t walk across someone’s putting line.
But faux pas can happen. At the city-owned Lakeview Golf Course in Meridian, errant balls have been shattering windows, breaking screens and damaging doors, according to five tort claims filed with the city since March.
In those claims, obtained by the Idaho Statesman through a public-records request, neighbors sought the city’s help in paying for nearly $4,000 in property damage from golf balls hit off the course. Tort claims are required by law before someone can sue a state or local government entity, though they don’t always lead to lawsuits…