Legal Opinion
Society of California Pioneers v. Baker
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 15, 1996No. A066580PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DOSSEE, J.
This case concerns application of a 1983 amendment to Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 338, subdivision (c) which added a delayed accrual provision to the statute of limitations for stolen art works. Due to the timing of the transfers of ownership of the object in issue, the prior three-year statute had not expired at the time of the 1983 amendment. We therefore conclude that the amended statute applies in the instant case and reverse.
Background
In the early 1960’s, Christian deGuigne’s father purchased a gold quartz cane handle from Berry-Hill Galleries. The cane handle was…
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