Legal Opinion
Coffaro v. Crespo
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 24, 2010No. Civil Action 08-CV-2025(DGT)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TRAGER, District Judge:
Philip Coffaro (“plaintiff’) commenced this action against David Crespo (“defendant”) and Sotheby’s, seeking a declaratory judgment that he is the rightful owner of a work of art by Salvador Dali and alleging conversion and slander of title. Plaintiff now moves for partial summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on his claim for a declaratory judgment. For the reasons stated below, plaintiffs motion is granted.
Background(1)
Construing the record in the light most favorable to defendant, the facts are as follows.…
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