Hewitt v. Miller

Don Franklin Hewitt enrolled in an advanced scuba diving class conducted by The Marker Buoy, Inc., a Washington corporation involved in selling and renting and providing services incidental to sport scuba diving, including instruction. Hewitt paid The Marker Buoy, Inc., $75 as full payment for the instruction and subsequently signed a document entitled “Safety Affirmation and Release” which purported to release The Marker Buoy, Inc., and its instructors from all claims arising out of death or injury to participants in the class. All of the students were asked to sign this document prior to…