Douglas v. Christie's International PLC

Orders, Supreme Court, New York County (Beverly Cohen, J.), entered on or about February 3, 1995, which granted defendants’ motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as barred by the Statute of Limitations, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiffs causes of action for conversion and replevin accrued in 1978, when, in response to plaintiffs letters asserting co-ownership of the subject chattel, the alleged co-owner denied that plaintiff had any ownership interest in the chattel (Del Piccolo v Newburger, 9 NYS2d 512). The claims are therefore barred by the applicable Statute…