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Wilkins v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.

38 N.Y.2d 758 Court N.Y. Decision date 1975-12-02 English

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Margaret A. Wilkins, as Administratrix of the Estate of William L. Wilkins, Deceased, Appellant, v American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc., Respondent, et al., Defendant.
Argued October 24, 1975;
decided December 2, 1975
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Thomas R. Newman, Kenneth Heller and Benjamin H. Siff for appellant.
Daniel L. Stonebridge and Thomas H. Healey for respondent.

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

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another 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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