IFAR - International Foundation for Art Research

This is a brief excerpt from the document you requested from IFAR’s Art Law & Cultural Property Database.

Case Summary

Educational Resources > Art Law and Cultural Property > Case Law and Statutes > Other Ownership Title Disputes/Claims Including Conversion and Breach of Contract > 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).

Print this Page

Case Summary

Case Details / Image

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.

Associated Legal Decision(s)

Associated Statutes and/or Legislation

Uniform Commercial Code, U.C.C. § 2-403, Power to Transfer; Good Faith Purchase of Goods; "Entrusting"

Click here to subscribe to IFAR's Art Law & Cultural Property Database to access this and other documents about U.S. and international legislation and case law concerning the acquisition, authenticity, export, ownership, and copyright of art objects.