PER CURIAM:
In this seaman's personal injury case, the District Court held that there existed no genuine issue of material fact with respect to the validity of the release executed by the plaintiff and granted summary judgment to the defendants. We reverse.
Releases signed by seamen, the "wards of admiralty," are given the most careful scrutiny. The burden is on the shipowner to show that the seaman signed the release with a full understanding of his rights...
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