Legal Opinion
Clark v. Meyer
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 12, 2002No. 01 CIV. 5008(LAK)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
More than twenty years ago, plaintiff Rita Clark entrusted an allegedly valuable painting to Catalina Meyer, a wealthy and serious art collector, for display in Ms. Meyer’s East 67th Street townhouse in the hope that a person of substantial means would see it there and purchase it. The painting allegedly was turned over on the promise that Ms. Meyer would keep the painting insured for $200,000 as long as it remained in her possession. In 1997, Ms. Meyer was killed and the painting de stroyed in a tragic fire. There was no insurance on the painting. Ms.…
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