Legal Opinion
United States v. Pre-Columbian Artifacts
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 14, 1993No. 93 C 2654PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HART, District Judge.
The United States filed this interpleader action to determine who is entitled to certain pre-Columbian artifacts seized from inter-pleader defendants Louis Krauss, Jerome Gruñes, and Barbara Gruñes (the “Gruñes defendants”) in November 1990. The artifacts are alleged to have been exported from Guatemala in violation of Guatemalan law. The Gruñes defendants claim a lawful interest in the property. 1 The Republic of Guatemala claims that the artifacts were illegally exported and/or stolen and should be returned to the Republic. Presently pending…
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