Legal Opinion
Huverserian v. Catalina Scuba Luv, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 26, 2010No. B212823PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EPSTEIN, P. J.
The issue in this wrongful death case is whether exculpatory language in a rental contract for scuba diving equipment provides a complete defense. The trial court concluded that it does and granted summary judgment on that basis. We disagree and reverse.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY
The facts in this case are undisputed. Raffi Huverserian and his son, Arpi Huverserian, rented scuba diving equipment from defendant and respondent Catalina Scuba Luv on March 30, 2005. Raffi Huverserian executed an equipment rental agreement which included the exculpatory language at issue in…
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