Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Smithsonian Institution
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 13, 1999No. Docket No. 98-9279PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SACK, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff James H. Johnson, individually and as a purported personal representative of distributees of the estate of William H. Johnson, deceased, commenced this action against the Smithsonian Institution (“Smithsonian”) and Michael Rosenfeld *183Gallery, Inc. (“Rosenfeld Gallery”) asserting, inter alia, conversion and replevin claims and seeking the imposition of a constructive trust in an attempt to obtain artwork created by his uncle William H. Johnson (“Johnson”)1 that is now in the possession of the Smithsonian and the Ro-senfeld Gallery. Two categories of artwork are at…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- James H. Johnson, Individually and as Personal Representative of Distributees of the Estate of William H. Johnson, Deceased v. The Smithsonian Institution, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Kevin O'ROuRke v. Smithsonian Institution Press and the Smithsonian Institution, Docket No. 04-0151-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
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