Legal Opinion
Price v. United States
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided February 9, 1989No. Civ. A. H-83-4969PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
HUGHES, District Judge.
In this suit against the United States, an art investor and the children of a German photographer and curator seek recovery of four paintings and two photographic archives seized in Germany by the United States Army in May 1945. As an alternative, the plaintiffs seek money damages for the conversion of the property.
Cross motions for summary judgment have been filed. Judgment will be entered for the plaintiffs for title and possession.
The Paintings.
The four watercolors were painted by Adolph Hitler. Hoffman acquired them from Hitler by…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Marian Fontenot, Etc. v. The Upjohn CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Alex Carl Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Mohammad Sami v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Jiri Mucha v. Charles KingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Price v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Hoffmann v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
- Hoffmann v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
- Hoffmann v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1999