United States Fifth Circuit

In an action to quiet title to a painting based on plaintiff's ownership by acquisitive prescription under Louisiana law and the fact that defendant's claims were barred by Louisiana's prescriptive laws, summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) there was no basis to lay out any federal common law to replace Louisiana's prescriptive periods; and 2) the court disagreed that the Terezin Declaration should preempt the Louisiana prescriptive periods.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/20/2010
• Published 08/23/2010

Judges

• Edith H. Jones

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

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