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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
    
      
      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 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.