Case Law
IV. Art Theft (Other than World War II and Cultural Property Looting)
Includes civil and criminal cases of theft and replevin.
Relevant Statutes
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California Statute - Penal Code § 496, Receiving or concealing stolen property; Duty of swap meet vendor or personal property dealer or collector to make reasonable inquiry; Action for damages; Attempts
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Crimes and Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C. § 668, Theft of Major Artwork [Embezzlement and Theft]
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Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, 28 U.S.C. § 1335, Interpleader
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National Stolen Property Act ("NSPA"), 18 U.S.C. § 2314, § 2315
Case Summaries
A . Civil Cases/Claims/Settlements
1. Decided
- Cantor v. Anderson
- Erisoty v. Rizik
- Ichiyasu v. Christie, Manson & Woods International
- In re "Paysage bords de Seine"
- Kamat v. Kurtha
- Konowaloff v. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Naftzger v. American Numismatic Society
- O’Keeffe v. Snyder
- Porter v. Wertz
- Sanchez v. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
- Society of California Pioneers v. Baker
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation v. Lubell
- Solomon v. Cutler
- United States v. OneBeacon Insurance Group
- United States v. The Painting Known as "Hannibal"; In re 95 Works of Art from the Ferreira Collection
- United States v. The Painting Known as "Le Marché"
2. Out-of-Court Settlements/Non-litigated Settlements
B . Criminal Cases
1. Decided
- United States v. a 10th Century Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture Depicting Skanda on a Peacock
- United States v. DeCicco
- United States v. Kretske
- United States v. Kyriacou (Matthew Green case)
- United States v. Marcuello Guzman
- United States v. O’Higgins
- United States v. Pritchard
- United States v. Stern
- United States v. Tobin
- United States v. Trupin
- United States v. Waxman
2. Pending