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New York Court of Appeals, 1975

Wilkins v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.

Wilkins v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals · Decided December 2, 1975
38 N.Y.2d 758; 343 N.E.2d 768; 381 N.Y.S.2d 51; 1975 N.Y. LEXIS 2366

Wilkins v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.

Opinion of the Court

Memorandum. A prior court’s dismissal of the negligence claim on the merits, in this instance by a Federal court which under Federal procedure dismissed on the merits, precludes the plaintiff from litigating the unseaworthiness claim in *760another court (cf. De Coss v Turner & Blanchard, 267 NY 207; see Restatement, Judgments, § 63, Comment b, Illustration 4; §§ 64-65).

Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke concur.

Order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.

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