Legal Opinion
Von Saher v. Norton Simon Museum of Art
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 2009No. 07-56691PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge THOMPSON; Dissent by Judge PREGERSON.
OPINION
THOMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
Marei von Saher (“Saher”) seeks the return of two paintings alleged to have been looted by the Nazis during World War II. The paintings were purchased in or around 1971 by the Norton Simon Museum of Art in Pasadena, California (“the Museum”), and are now on display there. Saher brought this claim against the Museum under § 354.3 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, which extends the statute of limitations until 2010 for actions for the recovery of Holocaust-era art. The primary issue on appeal is…
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