Pires v. Frota Oceanica Brasileira, S.A.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Greenfield, J.), entered on or about April 5, 1996, which granted defendants-respondents’ motion to vacate a judgment of same court and Justice entered on or about May 19, 1995 against them and in favor of defendant-appellant, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Although in Pires v Frota Oceánica Brasileira (214 AD2d 306) we held that plaintiffs’ action against defendants-respondents herein was to be dismissed on the ground of res judicata, defendant-appellant argues that the earlier fact finding in the main action against defendants-respondents…