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In re North Carolina

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided September 4, 1975No. 75 Civ. 1322PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge.

The petitioner, The State of North Carolina, makes this Rule 27, Fed.R. Civ.P., request to take the testimony of witnesses prior to commencing an action to recover a letter supposedly written by George Washington to The State of North Carolina (hereinafter “State”) which it believes may belong to the State.

The letter dated August 26, 1790, was consigned for auction to Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc. in April, 1974. In May, 1974, an official of the State notified Sotheby Parke Bernet of a possible claim against the letter. At a Public auction held…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In re FerkaufDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1943
  2. In Re Gurnsey's PetitionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1963
  3. In re ExsteinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1942

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Ross v. Mitsui Fudosan, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1998
  2. In re BolandDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1978
  3. In re FordDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1997
  4. In re AllegrettiDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005
  5. In re the Petition of Gary Construction, Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 1983

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