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Nashville, TN - Lawsuit by Holocaust Survivor Over Seized German Art Dismissed |
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Jul 29, 2009 at 06:47 PM
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Fred Westfield
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Retired Vanderbilt University economics professor Fred Westfield sought unspecified damages for some 400 pieces of lost art including paintings by El Greco and Peter Paul Rubens.
The 82-year-old Westfield claimed the paintings were owned by his family and were seized by the Nazis and sold at auction during World War II.
U.S. District Court Judge Todd J. Campbell, in dismissing the suit, ruled that the seizure of the art collection was not a commercial act. The judge also said Westfield should seek damages elsewhere than a U.S. federal court.
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Jul 30, 2009 at 02:04 PM Insider Says:
U.S. District Court Judge Todd J. Campbell is a real nice guy. I hope that he gets nominated to the US Supreme Court and this case comes up !!