Jeanneret v. Vichey

FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal by defendants in an action in the District Court for the Southern District *260of New York, wherein federal jurisdiction was predicated on diverse citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, involves novel issues concerning the application of foreign laws requiring the obtaining of licenses or permits for exports of works of art.

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The facts as developed at a trial before Judge Cannella and a jury were as follows:

Plaintiff Marie Louise Jeanneret, a citizen of Switzerland, is a well-known art dealer in Geneva. Defendants Anna and Luben Vichey, wife and husband, are citizens of…