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Wilkins v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.

343 N.E.2d 768, 38 N.Y.2d 758, 381 N.Y.S.2d 51, 1975 N.Y. LEXIS 2366
CourtNew York Court of Appeals
DecidedDecember 2, 1975
StatusPublished
Cited by2 cases

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Wilkins v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc., 343 N.E.2d 768, 38 N.Y.2d 758, 381 N.Y.S.2d 51, 1975 N.Y. LEXIS 2366 (N.Y. 1975).

Opinion

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 [760]*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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