Legal Opinion
Tajan v. Pavia & Harcourt
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 8, 1999PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Tom, J. P.
The issue in this case is whether the attorney administrator of an estate can be held liable for an opinion letter stating that there were no claims against a valuable Italian painting belonging to the estate when a foreign government subsequently accused the estate of transferring the estate’s property in violation of national law prohibiting the extranational sale of precious cultural objects.
The Old Master painting that is at the center of this case is “A Capriccio with a Domed Church and Buildings in Las Pirna” by the 18th century Italian artist Bernardo…
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- Mergler v. Crystal Properties Associates, Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- In re the Estate of O'HaraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
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