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Case Summary
Cohen v. Mazoh
Cohen v. Mazoh, No. 604029/02 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 21, 2003) (granting motion to dismiss), modified by 12 A.D.3d 296 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004).
Précis
In this case, art collector Joseph M. Cohen filed suit against art dealer Stephen Mazoh for alleged
fraud
The intentional use of deceit, a trick or some dishonest means to deprive another of his money, property or legal right, either as a cause of action or as a fatal element in the action itself.
fraud and
negligent misrepresentations and omissions concerning the
authenticity
The genuineness or truth of something; in art, the determination or judgment that a work is by the artist to whom it has been attributed.
authenticity and
provenance of an Orazio Gentileschi painting after doubts were cast on the painting's attribution. The
New York Supreme Court for New York County dismissed Cohen’s fraud claim because . . . .
Associated Legal Decision(s)
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