LAWSON v. LONDON ARTS GROUP

No. 81-1609.

708 F.2d 226 (1983)

Geraldine LAWSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The LONDON ARTS GROUP (a/k/a London Arts, Inc.), Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 26, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl L. Gromek (argued), Sheldon L. Miller, Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellant.

Alan M. Greene, Nancy Edmunds (argued), Dykema, Gossett, Spencer, Goodnow & Trigg, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before LIVELY and CONTIE, Circuit Judges, and WEICK, Senior Circuit Judge.


WEICK, Senior Circuit Judge.

London Arts Group (London Arts) appeals from a district court judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Geraldine Lawson, in this action for damages. Jurisdiction was based upon diversity of citizenship. Since the transaction which is the subject matter of this action occurred in Michigan, the law of that state governs. We affirm.

In February 1972, Mrs. Lawson purchased a pastel for $29,000 which London Arts warranted was an original...

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