Case Name: Margaret A. Wilkins, as Administratrix of the Estate of William L. Wilkins, Deceased, Appellant, v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc., Respondent, et al., Defendant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1975-12-02
Citations: 38 N.Y.2d 758
Docket Number: 
Parties: Margaret A. Wilkins, as Administratrix of the Estate of William L. Wilkins, Deceased, Appellant, v American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc., Respondent, et al., Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 38
Pages: 758–760

Head Matter:
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.

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 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.