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Case Summary
Balog v. Center Art Gallery-Hawaii, Inc.
Balog v. Center Art Gallery-Hawaii, Inc., 745 F. Supp. 1556 (D. Haw. 1990). Related case: United States v. Wiseman, CR. No. 89-00125 HMF (D. Haw. 1989).
Précis
In a civil case for breach of warranty filed against the sellers of counterfeit Salvador Dalí works, a
Federal District Court
Any general jurisdiction trial court of the United States federal court system (one or more in each state). Also known as United States District Court.
Federal District Court in Hawaii allowed the case to go forward despite a 7½ year gap between the sale of the art and the lawsuit. Generally, the
statute of limitations
1) A law that bars claims after a specified period; specifically, a statute establishing a time limit for suing in a civil case, based on the date when the claim accrued (as when the injury occurred or was discovered). The purpose of such a statute is to require diligent prosecution of known claims, thereby providing finality and predictability in legal affairs and ensuring that claims will be resolved while evidence is reasonably available and fresh. 2) A statute establishing a time limit for prosecuting a crime, based on the date when the offense occurred (Black’s Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004)).
statute of limitations for filing a breach of warranty claim under the
Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) is . . . .
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