Legal Opinion
Hartman v. Harris
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 16, 1992No. 90 Civ. 6203 (RLC)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Roland Hartman (“Roland”) brings this diversity action against his son, Donald Hartman (“Donald”) and Robert Harris (“Harris”), for breach of contract and fraud. 1 The defendants have moved, under Rule 56, F.R.Civ.P., for summary judgment on each cause of action, contending that plaintiff’s claims are invalid because they are based on an illegal contract.
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The undisputed facts are as follows. On August 14, 1964, a rare 17th century bronze statue crafted in Benin was stolen from a New York art gallery. Plaintiff, then an art and antiquities…
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