Legal Opinion
Kapernekas v. Brandhorst
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 31, 2009No. 08 Civ 4046 (JSR)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
JED S. RAKOFF, District Judge.
The parties here dispute the rightful ownership of two works of art by contemporary artist Damien Hirst: a 20-foot tall, six-ton painted bronze statue titled “Hymn,” and a mixed media piece titled “Pill Cabinet,” allegedly valued collectively at $30^15 million.
Plaintiff Venetia Kapernekas, a self-described “gallerist, collector, and general supporter of the arts community in New York and abroad,” Affidavit of Hollis Gonerka Bart (“Bart Aff.”) Ex. 1 ¶ 2, asserts claims for conversion, replevin, bailment, unjust enrichment, constructive trust, and…
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