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Case Summary
Bender & McEnroe v. Carroll
Dorothy G. Bender Foundation and John McEnroe vs. Joseph P. Carroll, No. 09-cv-601375 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2013); aff’d, (N.Y. App. Div. Mar. 24, 2015).
Précis
This case, one of many that arose in the aftermath of the collapse of the Salander O’Reilly Galleries, involved one of Salander’s most famous customers, tennis star John McEnroe, and two other collectors all claiming ownership of two Arshile Gorky paintings acquired from Salander.
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