Georges v. American Export Lines, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Murphy, P. J.
Plaintiff Georges brought this action to recover damages for injuries sustained as a result of an allegedly unprovoked assault by his roommate, third-party defendant Galvao. Both Georges and Galvao were seamen on the S. S. Export Commerce, which was owned by defendant American Export Lines, Inc. They had been on the same "watch” and had roomed together from May, 1969 to January, 1973, when the alleged assault occurred.
*29Georges, a black man, testified that Galvao, from the very first day they had become roommates, had openly expressed his displeasure with the…
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