Art Finance Partners, LLC v. Christie's Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles E. Ramos, J.), entered January 18, 2008, which denied the motion of plaintiffs and counterclaim defendants (collectively the Rose entities) for summary judgment on the complaint for monies paid to defendant Christie’s and to dismiss Christie’s defenses and counterclaims, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

This case arises from an alleged attempt to manipulate an art *470auction at Christie’s by the Rose entities, acting in concert with the art dealers at Berry-Hill Galleries, the owner of the artwork. Andrew Rose consigned the artwork to Christie’s for…