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Case Summary
Rouault v. Vollard
T. Civ. Sein 10 July 1946; Gaz. Pal. 1946, 2, p.108, concl. Gégout; D. 1947, p.98, note H Desbois.
CA Paris, 1st Ch., 19 March 1947, Gaz. Pal. 1947, 1, p.184, concl. Flèche, D. 1949, p.20, note H Debois; JCP 1947, II, 3563.
Précis
In perhaps the most important case in France prior to the codification of the law regarding the right of an artist not to make his works public, this case pitted the artist Georges Rouault against his dealer, Ambroise Vollard. The question raised was whether
title
Ownership of real property or personal property, which stands against the right of anyone else to claim the property. In real property, title is evidenced by a deed, judgment of distribution from an estate, or other appropriate document recorded in the public records of the county. Title to personal property is generally shown by possession, particularly when no proof or strong evidence exists showing that the property belongs to another or that it has been stolen or known to be lost by another (http://dictionary.law.com).
title had been transferred when the artist delivered his works to a dealer, but continued to work on them. . . .
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