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Case Summary
Phoenix Ancient Art, S.A. v. Kimbell Art Foundation
Phoenix Ancient Art, S.A. v. Kimbell Art Foundation, No. 03-cv-1008, (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 17, 2003).
Précis
The Kimbell Museum entered into negotiations to purchase a Roman Torso from Phoenix Ancient Art. The Museum ultimately decided against the purchase, and Phoenix sued the Museum for
breach of contract
Violation of a contractual obligation by failing to perform one's own promise, by repudiating it, or by interfering with another party's performance (Black’s Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004)).
breach of contract. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the Museum’s motion . . . .
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