In re Burton C.

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• holding that a liability release signed by a student in a scuba diving course was enforceable because the release’s clear and unequivocal language expressed the intent to relieve the school of all liability for personal injury
• affirming grant of summary judgment for the defendant because release signed for scuba diving instruction unequivocally expressed parties’ intention to relieve defendant from liability for personal injuries due to defendant’s negligence
• “Because of its clarity, precision, and specificity in absolving the defendant from the consequences of all negligence, the liability release is enforceable.”
• fact that the injured plaintiff claimed not to have read or understood the release does not void the agreement

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