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BAKALAR v. Vavra

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided August 17, 2011No. 05 Civ. 3037(WHP)PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

WILLIAM H. PAULEY III, District Judge.

This labyrinthine proceeding revolves around a relatively minor work by the Austrian artist Egon Schiele (the “Drawing”). In 2005, Plaintiff David Bakalar (“Bakalar”) filed a declaratory judgment action against Defendants Milos Vavra (“Vavra”) and Leon Fischer (“Fischer”), seeking a ruling that he is the lawful owner of the Drawing. Vavra and Fischer counterclaimed for conversion and replevin. Following a bench trial in July 2008, this Court applied Swiss law to the issue of whether Bakalar acquired title to the Drawing and awarded…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Brewster v. GageSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  3. Vineberg v. BissonnetteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
  4. Guggenheim Foundation v. LubellNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. Michael Ikelionwu v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Bakalar v. VavraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
  2. Diehl ex rel. Situated v. Omega Protein Corp.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 2018
  3. Reif v. NagyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  4. Zuckerman v. Metro. Museum of ArtDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 2018
  5. Bennigson v. Solomon R. Guggenheim Found.New York Supreme Court, New York County · 2024

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