Van Damme v. Gelber

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bernard J. Fried, J.), entered December 28, 2011, awarding plaintiff Alexandre Van Damme partial summary judgment on his claims for specific performance and an award of attorney’s fees, and enjoining and directing defendant Gelber to specifically perform the February 5, 2007 contract of sale and to release the subject painting to plaintiff upon payment by plaintiff of two million euros less the amount of legal fees awarded to plaintiff of $448,419.00, and which brings up for review, an order, same court and Justice, entered December 27, 2011, which…