Legal Opinion
Weisz v. Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided November 5, 1971PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLeonard H. Sandler, J.
On May 16, 1962, Dr. Arthur Weisz attended an auction conducted by the Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., where he ultimately bought for the sum of $3,347.50' a painting listed in the auction catalogue as the work of Raoul Dufy. Some two years later, on May 13,1964, David and Irene Schwartz bought for $9,360 at a Parke-Bernet auction a painting also listed in the catalogue as the work of Raoul Dufy.
Several years after the second auction, as a result of an investigation conducted by the New York County District Attorney’s office, the plaintiffs received information that the paintings were in fact…
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