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Case Summary
Reif v. Nagy
Reif v. Nagy, 80 N.Y.S.3d 629 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. New York County 2018); Reif v. Nagy, 175 AD3d 107, (N.Y. App. Div. 2019); Reif v. Nagy, Slip Op. 66332 (N.Y. 2022).
Précis
In this case, the heirs of Franz Friedrich Grunbaum, an Austrian Holocaust victim, sued Richard Nagy, a London-based art collector, claiming ownership of two works by Egon Schiele allegedly sold under duress to the Nazis. In 2018, the New York Supreme Court found in favor of the heirs, holding that there was no evidence their ancestor had voluntarily sold the Schiele works, and thus, the heirs had superior title to the works. On appeal...
Associated Legal Decision(s)
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Reif v. Nagy, 2019 NY Slip Op 05504 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. App. Div. 1st Dept. July 9, 2019)
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Reif v. Nagy, No. 161799/2015 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Apr. 5, 2018)
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Reif v. Nagy, No. 161799/2015 (N.Y. App. Div. Apr. 18, 2017)
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Reif, Fraenkel, and Vavra v. Nagy, No. 161799/2015 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 22, 2016)
Associated Statutes and/or Legislation
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