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Staff v. Hemingway

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 28, 1975
47 A.D.2d 709 (N.Y. App. Div. 1975)

Summary

finding paintings unique

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Opinion

February 28, 1975

Appeal from the Erie Special Term.

Present — Moule, J.P., Cardamone, Simons, Mahoney and Goldman, JJ.


Order unanimously modified in accordance with memorandum and as modified affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: Defendant, in an action to determine right to possession of certain paintings, appeals from order of Special Term granting seizure of said chattels on behalf of plaintiff pursuant to CPLR 7102. Special Term was correct in granting said order pendente lite since the pleadings, affidavits and exhibits submitted were sufficient to establish prima facie plaintiff's superior possessory right to said paintings for the purpose of a CPLR 7102 application. Special Term incorrectly implied, however, that the agreements upon which defendant premises his possessory rights to the paintings are, as a matter of law, unenforceable. Under the conflicting allegations of the parties such determination must abide the plenary trial of the basic action herein. In addition, considering the asserted "uniqueness" of the painting titled "Spirit of 76", the final decretal paragraph of the order should be modified to include the plaintiff in the restraining provisions therein contained (CPLR 7109).


Summaries of

Staff v. Hemingway

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 28, 1975
47 A.D.2d 709 (N.Y. App. Div. 1975)

finding paintings unique

Summary of this case from Kinderhill Select Bloodstock, Inc. v. U.S.

painting considered unique chattel under CPLR 7109

Summary of this case from ALP, Inc. v. Park W. Galleries, Inc.
Case details for

Staff v. Hemingway

Case Details

Full title:ROY STAFF, Also Known as LEROY W. STAFF, Respondent, v. FRANK HEMINGWAY…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Feb 28, 1975

Citations

47 A.D.2d 709 (N.Y. App. Div. 1975)

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