The claimant had sold a painting through the defendant auctioneers. He sought damages after it was certified to be an original rather than copy Caravaggio painting, and worth very substantially more.
Judges:
Rose J
Citations:
[2015] EWHC 36 (Ch), [2015] WLR(D) 12, [2016] 1 WLR, [2016] 1 All ER 423, [2015] PNLR 12
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Hunter v Hanley 4-Feb-1955
The pursuer had been injured when the hypodermic needle being used by the defender doctor broke in use. The pursuer said that the direction by the judge as to accepted practice for the use of such needles.
Held: The court considered the . .
Cited – Luxmoore-May and Another v Messenger May Baverstock CA 1990
A claim was brought against a firm of fine art auctioneers outside London who failed to spot that two small paintings of foxhounds might in fact be the work of the celebrated painter of animals George Stubbs. The paintings, which had been very dirty . .
Cited – Edward Wong Finance Co Ltd v Johnson Stokes and Master PC 1984
(Hong Kong) The defendant’s solicitors completed a mortgage in ‘Hong Kong style’ rather than in the old fashioned English style. Completion in Hong Kong style provides for money to be paid over against an undertaking by the solicitors for the . .
Cited – Bolitho v City and Hackney Health Authority HL 24-Jul-1997
The plaintiff suffered catastrophic brain damage as a result of cardiac arrest induced by respiratory failure as a child whilst at the defendant hospital. A doctor was summoned but failed to attend, and the child suffered cardiac arrest and brain . .
Cited – Zabihi v Janzemini and others ChD 28-Nov-2008
The claimant sought the return of jewellery of substantial value. The defendants said that they had been returned or sold and accounted for.
Held: The court must do its best on such evidence as it feels able to accept to place some kind of . .
Cited – Zabihi v Janzemini and Others CA 30-Jul-2009
The claimant said that he had left valuable jewelry with the defendant for sale. The defendant said at first they had been stolen, but then returned jewelry which the claimant denied was what had been left. The defendant appealed a finding that he . .
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Updated: 24 October 2022; Ref: scu.541725