Legal Opinion
Westfield v. Federal Republic of Germany
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2011No. 09-6010PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
The Heirs of Walter Westfeld, a prominent German art dealer during the 1930s, seek to recover the value of Westfeld’s art collection from the Federal Republic of Germany. Westfeld had attempted to remove his art collection to Tennessee but, before he could do so, Nazi officials seized and sold off the collection. The district court granted Germany’s motion to dismiss, holding that the Heirs’ claims were barred by the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, and do not fall within the exception for acts in connection with commercial activity. On appeal, the…
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