Legal Opinion
Peter G. Kohler and Walter J. Kohler v. Leslie Hindman, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, and Richard M. Thune
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 5, 1996No. 95-1752PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
An artist once produced a painting now called “The Plains of Meudon.” For a while, the parties in this case thought that the artist was Theodore Rousseau, a prominent member of the Barbizon school, and that the painting was quite valuable. With this idea in mind, the Kohlers consigned the painting to Leslie Hindman, Inc., an auction house, and Richard Thune bought it at auction for $90,000 on the condition that it was, in fact, a Rousseau. It was not. The parties then pursued a lawsuit in the district court to determine who would get stuck with it. Upon a motion for…
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